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In China, the arachnids seem to somehow manipulate the flashing of a caught male firefly to resemble a female’s come-hither signal. Once this spider gets a firefly into its parlor, it seems to ...

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The orb-weaving spider, Araneus ventricosus, has found a way to hack the firefly’s bioluminescent signals to lure more of the glowing insects, according to new research.

Study documents first known observation of spider web so sturdy even birds can perch on them Jorō spiders weave golden webs and sometimes use their silk like a ...

If spiders use their webs like a large external eardrum, researchers reasoned, perhaps spider silk could be the basis for a powerful listening device.

Male fireflies trapped in the spider’s web flash femalelike lights, possibly luring in other flying males and allowing the arachnid to stock up on food.

Spider webs were seen falling from the skies across the Central Coast Wednesday morning. The sticky and fluffy substance has been seen falling in Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties.

Joro spiders are spreading across the east coast. They are an invasive species that most likely arrived in shipping containers from eastern Asia. Today, we look into why some people find them ...