Male peacocks are justly admired for their brilliantly colored plumage. Canadian photographer Waldo Nell has captured the underlying microscopic structure behind those stunning hues in extraordinary ...

With their big eyes, flashy colors, and slick dance moves, peacock spiders are arguably the most charismatic arachnids on the planet. But for males, having swagger and looking good isn’t just social ...

Sparklemuffin and Skeletorus have been joined by seven newly-described species of disco-dancing peacock spiders The research team who introduced the world to Sparklemuffin and Skeletorus, two tiny but ...

Male peacocks shake their brilliantly-hued, long tail feathers to attract females in a courtship display known as “train-rattling.” But scientists had never closely examined the biomechanics behind ...