Stag beetles have their sumo matches. Female fireflies who murder their mates. These are some of our favorite mating ...

What Do Sparklemuffin Peacock Spiders Look Like? These are very, very small spider species. Adults typically measure about 0.16 to 0.2 inches (4 to 5 millimeters) in length. As is the case with ...

It takes two to tango, but when a male peacock spider gets the attention of a potential female mate, their dance becomes a chase. In fact, the peacock spider has to simultaneously dance his way to ...

The sparklemuffin peacock spider (Maratus jactatus) is a tiny spider that lives up to its vivacious name.This dazzling arachnid was given its moniker in 2015 by UC Berkeley PhD student Maddie ...

The sparklemuffin peacock spider is a newer species of peacock spider. Singer Suki Waterhouse named her 2024 album "Memoir of a Sparklemuffin," inspired by the lore that female spiders will eat male ...