Sneaky Orb-Weaver Spiders Use Male Fireflies To Lure More Prey

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Orb-weaver spiders use male fireflies to catch more (Credit: Xinhua Fu/ CC-BY-SA-2.0)

In the wild, animals frequently use deceptive tactics to survive. For instance, some wasps turn spiders into "zombie" slaves to build intricate nests. Similarly, mouse-eared bats mimic hornet buzzes to avoid being preyed upon by owls. Now, a new study reveals that a crafty orb-weaver spider species has found a way to manipulate the mating signals of male fireflies to catch more prey.

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  • happyducks
    happyducks약 1년
    How tho
    • jejothedevourer
      jejothedevourer약 1년
      Because Orb-Weaver spiders use their venom which flashes the fireflies light to catch more prey.
    • bunbunxinyi
      bunbunxinyi약 1년
      Oooh, smart, sneaky spiders!
      • 1book
        1book약 1년
        VERY cool
        • ahull93
          ahull93약 1년
          Very cool!
          • ellie2710
            ellie2710약 1년
            weird how they only start flashing once when the spider is nearby. almost as if the spider was coercing them to do so idk lol
            • thiago11
              thiago11약 1년
              That is a very cool and smart way to get DoorDash delivery food faster/firefly
              • lucasmira13
                lucasmira13약 1년
                Vile
                • gamergeek
                  gamergeek약 1년
                  I wonder... Did the spider know it was using the firefly to attract other fireflies?... Or was it just by chance that the spider happened to be doing something with the firefly but instead it turned out to humans to look like the spider using it has a "firefly magnet" if I could put it that way.
                  • rishaan11
                    rishaan11약 1년
                    Quite clever spiders...
                    • beachgurly2012
                      beachgurly2012약 1년
                      FIRST!!! Anyway this is so cool i wonder how the spider venom works. I LOVE CATCHING FIREFLIES ITS SO FUN :D!!!

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