Spider preys on male fireflies blinded by false love
Cosmos Magazine - Thu 22 Aug 24Araneus ventricosus orb-weaving spider wrapping a male firefly (Abscondita terminalis). Credit: Xinhua Fu New evidence suggests an orb-weaving spider, Araneus ventricosus, somehow manipulates ...
Spider uses male fireflies as glowing bait to catch more prey
The Independent - Tue 20 Aug 24Researchers suspect there may be similar yet undiscovered examples of animals tricking prey to trap more of same species
This clever spider uses captured firefly signals to lure and trap its next meal
Interesting Engineering - Tue 20 Aug 24 Spider species manipulates fireflies to lure them to their doom, study finds, CNN - Wed 21 Aug 24Spiders may lure male fireflies to their death with a call of love, National Geographic - Mon 19 Aug 24
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Catfishing Spiders Manipulate Fireflies’ Flashes To Lure More Into Their Webs, IFLScience - Mon 19 Aug 24
Clever Spider Tricks Fireflies: Manipulates Bioluminescent Signals to Attract More Prey, Science Blog - Mon 19 Aug 24
Spiders use fireflies as flashing lures to catch more prey
Newscientist - Mon 19 Aug 24Male fireflies caught in an orb-weaver spider’s web start flashing in an unusual pattern, a deadly deception that seems to attract additional victims for the spider
Spiders force male fireflies to flash like females—luring more males to their death
Science - Mon 19 Aug 24Study marks the first time scientists have observed this kind of “manipulative” behavior in spiders
Spiders hack fireflies to attract more food to their webs
New Atlas - Mon 19 Aug 24Some species have an incredible knack for hacking others to get what they want. Scientists have now discovered a fascinating new example – some spiders have been seen manipulating fireflies’ ...
This Spider Uses a Light Show to Trick Eager Male Fireflies Into Its Web
New York Times - Mon 19 Aug 24In China, the arachnids seem to somehow manipulate the flashing of a caught male firefly to resemble a female’s come-hither signal.
Spider exploits firefly's flashing signals to lure more prey
Phys.org - Mon 19 Aug 24Fireflies rely on flashing signals to communicate to other fireflies using light-emitting lanterns on their abdomens. In fireflies of the species Abscondita terminalis, males make multi-pulse ...
Spider exploits firefly's flashing signals to lure more prey, ScienceDaily - Mon 19 Aug 24Spider exploits firefly’s flashing signals to lure more prey, Scienmag - Mon 19 Aug 24
Spider exploits firefly’s flashing signals to lure more prey, Eurekalert - Mon 19 Aug 24
These Spiders Use Captured Fireflies as Flashing Lures to Snare More Prey
Smithsonian Magazine - Wed 21 Aug 24A new study suggests orb-weaver spiders manipulate trapped male fireflies to emit female-like signals, which in turn draws more males into the web
Spider Species Uses Male Fireflies as Ghastly Puppets to Seduce Its Prey
ScienceAlert - Tue 20 Aug 24Genius.
Spiders may be hacking firefly signals to trap dinner
Popular Science - Mon 19 Aug 24As the insect sentinels of summer, fireflies use their glowing bellies to communicate to other fireflies. Males from the species Abscondita terminalis use multi-pulse flashes with both of their ...
Untangling the web: How to handle spider bites in pets
Eurekalert - Mon 26 Aug 24Venomous spiders, like the black widow or brown recluse, prefer dark, cool places. They build less-pretty webs in dark corners, so owners should not give pets unsupervised access to such areas. ...