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Spiders are somehow hacking Fireflies to lure more Victims.
What happens when an unfortunate bug ends up in a spider’s web? It gets bitten & wrapped in silk and becomes a meal. But if the web belongs to an orb-weaver and the bug is a male firefly, it seems the trapped firefly (once bitten) ends up imitating a female’s flash pattern & luring other males to their doom.
https://newatlas.com/biology/spiders-hack-fireflies-attract-webs/
#spider #firefly #hacking #nature #science #media #tech #news
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It all started with an observation that almost all fireflies in webs were male, and careful investigation revealed it’s not just some odd coincidence. When spiders are not present, the male fireflies don’t act any differently. When a spider is present and detects a male firefly, the spider wraps and bites the firefly differently than other insects. It’s unknown exactly what happens, but this somehow results in the male firefly imitating a female’s flash patterns. Males see this and swoop in to mate, but with a rather different outcome than expected.
The research paper contains added details but it’s clear that there is more going on in this process than meets the eye. Spiders are already fascinating creatures (we’ve seen an amazing eye-tracking experiment on jumping spiders) and it’s remarkable to see this sort of bio-hacking going on under our very noses.](https://friendica-leipzig.de/photo/preview/600/331357 "[ImageSource: Newatlas]
It all started with an observation that almost all fireflies in webs were male, and careful investigation revealed it’s not just some odd coincidence. When spiders are not present, the male fireflies don’t act any differently. When a spider is present and detects a male firefly, the spider wraps and bites the firefly differently than other insects. It’s unknown exactly what happens, but this somehow results in the male firefly imitating a female’s flash patterns. Males see this and swoop in to mate, but with a rather different outcome than expected.
The research paper contains added details but it’s clear that there is more going on in this process than meets the eye. Spiders are already fascinating creatures (we’ve seen an amazing eye-tracking experiment on jumping spiders) and it’s remarkable to see this sort of bio-hacking going on under our very noses.")
What happens when an unfortunate bug ends up in a spider’s web? It gets bitten & wrapped in silk and becomes a meal. But if the web belongs to an orb-weaver and the bug is a male firefly, it seems the trapped firefly (once bitten) ends up imitating a female’s flash pattern & luring other males to their doom.
https://newatlas.com/biology/spiders-hack-fireflies-attract-webs/
#spider #firefly #hacking #nature #science #media #tech #news
![[ImageSource: Newatlas]
It all started with an observation that almost all fireflies in webs were male, and careful investigation revealed it’s not just some odd coincidence. When spiders are not present, the male fireflies don’t act any differently. When a spider is present and detects a male firefly, the spider wraps and bites the firefly differently than other insects. It’s unknown exactly what happens, but this somehow results in the male firefly imitating a female’s flash patterns. Males see this and swoop in to mate, but with a rather different outcome than expected.
The research paper contains added details but it’s clear that there is more going on in this process than meets the eye. Spiders are already fascinating creatures (we’ve seen an amazing eye-tracking experiment on jumping spiders) and it’s remarkable to see this sort of bio-hacking going on under our very noses.](https://nerdculture.de/system/media_attachments/files/113/600/408/742/987/355/original/a49ee2adc2580e21.png "[ImageSource: Newatlas]
It all started with an observation that almost all fireflies in webs were male, and careful investigation revealed it’s not just some odd coincidence. When spiders are not present, the male fireflies don’t act any differently. When a spider is present and detects a male firefly, the spider wraps and bites the firefly differently than other insects. It’s unknown exactly what happens, but this somehow results in the male firefly imitating a female’s flash patterns. Males see this and swoop in to mate, but with a rather different outcome than expected.
The research paper contains added details but it’s clear that there is more going on in this process than meets the eye. Spiders are already fascinating creatures (we’ve seen an amazing eye-tracking experiment on jumping spiders) and it’s remarkable to see this sort of bio-hacking going on under our very noses.")
