As part of its mating ritual, the male peacock spider tries to attract a mate with an elaborate dance. This video shows it in ...

A male peacock jumping spider must dance for his life. The male peacock jumping spider must dance for his life. In order to woo a female and avoid being eaten, he performs an intricate dance using ...

[Watch the Peacock Spider's Mating Dance] For a creature so tiny — most species are around an eighth of an inch (a few millimeters) long — the display is surprisingly complex and visual.

Watch the mating dance of several species of brilliantly colored peacock spiders. Even if you hate spiders, you may find these peacock spiders cute. Or so several have claimed.

Tarantula mating season kicks off in the fall. There are five states where the arachnids will be spotted most.

Noting the vast number of cannibalistic spider species, Andrade said: "The risk is that the female will consume you before you mate. Small spiders can dance across the web without the female ...

Discover the risky mating dance of male Australian redback spiders, where impressing females can mean life or death.