Jumping spiders don’t build webs, but like their arachnid kin, they can produce silk. Some species are known to spin fine threads as they leap, presumably to stabilize takeoff and ensure a more ...

The thread that a spider hastily spins in mid-jump ranks among the toughest silk known 1. Many spiders use their silk to make webs. The Darwin’s bark spider (Caerostris darwini), for example, catches ...