Ecologists have observed a species of nocturnal spider attracting prey to its web using the bioluminescent beacons of already trapped fireflies. This rare example of a predator exploiting its prey’s ...

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 ...

The results of the new study, published last month in the journal Subterranean Biology, spread rapidly online due to the ...

Silk decorations in spider webs aren’t just for show. They may help spiders “hear” their prey through vibrations.