Spiders turn fireflies into glowing traps

ScienceDaily
Aug 28, 2025, 12:23 am62 pts
In Taiwan’s forests, researchers discovered a clever hunting trick by the sheet web spider Psechrus clavis. Instead of immediately devouring captured fireflies, the spiders allow them to glow in the web, luring other insects, sometimes even more fireflies, into the trap. Experiments with LED lights confirmed…

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