WJCL on MSN

Joro spiders invade Georgia, South Carolina, impacting native species

If you have been on edge dodging spider webs around your home, you are not the only one. Georgia and South Carolina are ...
WYFF News 4 on MSN

Joro spiders invade the Upstate, impacting native species

If you have been on edge dodging spider webs around your home, you are not the only one. The Upstate is reporting increased ...
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Spiders Use Fireflies To Attract More Prey To Their Web, New Study Shows

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NPR

Most spiders wait for prey to fly into their webs — not slingshot spiders

The tiny ray spider uses its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice with comic book characters, this ability is unusual in spiders. So I'm thinking we've all seen a spider ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Study finds spiders hijack living fireflies to lure prey

UNDATED (WKRC) - Bad news everyone: spiders are smart. Scary smart. A recent study found that spiders intentionally capture specific bugs in their webs to attract other creatures, including ...
Iowa Public Radio

Most spiders wait for prey to fly into their webs — not slingshot spiders

So I'm thinking we've all seen a spider spinning a web at some point - probably a web that functions as a kind of barrier to ensnare unsuspecting insects. Turns out another kind of spider uses its web ...