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Fireflies use their characteristic flashing signals to find and attract mates. It’s a courtship ritual that can seem magical on a warm summer evening. However, for orb weaver spiders, these displays ...
Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive. Scientists now know some spiders are smart enough to do both, bringing fresh meaning to the famous quote from poet Sir Walter Scott.
(CNN) — In the paddy fields and around the ponds of central China, a common species of orb-weaving spider builds new webs every evening at sunset, allowing it to entrap fireflies that begin to flash, ...
An unassuming orb-weaving spider common across China, Japan, and Korea seems to have the powers of a master manipulator. The result? More male fireflies, lured to the spider's web, by way of a ...
DELAWARE SEASHORE STATE PARK, Del. — On a muggy July evening, Delaware state biologist Jason Davis is doing what kids have done for ages: Trying to catch a firefly. It’s nowhere near as easy as the ...
At twilight in June and July, "Big Dipper" fireflies shine their yellow lights. Why are they called Big Dipper? Because while they flash, they fly in a slow, lazy "J" or dip. Then they turn out the ...
(CNN) — In the paddy fields and around the ponds of central China, a common species of orb-weaving spider builds new webs every evening at sunset, allowing it to entrap fireflies that begin to flash, ...
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