Meet Kim, The World's First "Pet" Spider That Jumps On Demand

Shariqua Ahmed
2018-06-29T12:54:46-07:00

Most animals only perform tricks when bribed with treats. However, Kim, the world’s first spider to learn a skill, needs no incentives to do what she loves — jumping from different heights and distances — upon the bidding of a team of scientists from the University of Manchester.