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Jumping spiders can leap up to 50 times their body length

Jumping spiders can leap up to 50 times their body length

Jumping spiders can leap up to 50 times their body length

Jumping spiders launch up to about fifty body lengths using hydraulic pressure in the legs more than bulky muscle alone.

Sharp vision aims the leap; fluid power finishes it — a pocket-sized spring hunter.

Small cats of the leaf litter. Eyes first, then a pressurized pounce.

Shahzad Mahota Shahzad Mahota @shahzad-mahota

Jumping spiders can leap up to 50 times their body length