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.

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 ...

Male fireflies caught in an orb-weaver spider’s web start flashing in an unusual pattern, ... China, the team ran a series of experiments on 161 different webs, ...

165 million-year-old golden orb-weaver. Can we call it Charlotte? Researchers in China have found the largest fossil spider yet, dating back to the age of dinosaurs.

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 ...

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.

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.

An Orb-weaver spider (Araneus diadematus) is pictured on its web on September 26, 2013 in Rennes, western France. AFP PHOTO / DAMIEN MEYER (Photo credit should read DAMIEN MEYER/AFP/Getty Images) ...

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.