The study, published this week in the journal Current Biology, is based on the behavior of an orb-weaver spider found throughout China, Japan and Korea.

Orb-weaver spiders are members of the Araneidae family of spiders. They are found in all parts of the world except the Arctic and Antarctica, and there are thousands of different species.

Unlike golden silk orb weavers, which are often called banana spiders, joro spiders are native to East Asia and are often found in countries like China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan.

Xinhua Fu, a researcher at Huazhong Agricultural University in China, noticed that orb-weaver spiders often captured male fireflies in their webs, but they rarely snagged female fireflies ...

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Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. August is spider season. The orb-weaver spiders in my yard spend winter tucked away ...

Orb weaver spiders seem to trick male fireflies into blinking in a pattern more like females, researchers report August 19 in Current Biology. The femalelike lights lure other males into the web ...

Spring is the time when many spiders emerge from their winter hiding places and start doing what they do best: spinning webs. This is when you may spot the classic cobwebs in your yard or garden.