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 ...
(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, ...
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 ...