This jumping spider took down prey twice its size, and its hunting methods might be unorthodox, but they work.

Many species of jumping spiders have black bodies, but some are brown ... to get rid of them since they rarely infest your house. The simplest way to get rid of them is to capture and release ...

They can jump great distances and feast on a variety of insects and some non-insects, like dragonflies and caterpillars.

[Related: Jumping spiders might be able ... roommates if they were southern black widows versus any other related species. While living with the red house spider, sub-adult brown widow females ...

Some of the most common types of spiders that can be found across the Pelican State include a brown recluse, brown widow, common house spider, jumping ... to that of a black widow.” ...