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A rare species of synchronous firefly put on a dazzling light show at Congaree National Park each year. But various threats ...

And if a female is interested, she'll have her own specific flash that she'll flash back to this male." When not searching for a mate and focusing on reproducing, the fireflies might rest in the ...

A new study suggests orb-weaving spiders may manipulate the flashes of male fireflies caught in their web to mimic the mating call of a female. A male firefly is caught in the web of an orb ...

When orb-weaving spiders (Araneus ventricosus) trap male fireflies in their webs, they manipulate the flashing signals to mimic the typical flashes made by female fireflies. These feigned flashes ...

manipulates the flashing signals of male fireflies ensnared in its web such that they mimic the typical flashes of a female firefly, thereby luring other males to serve as their next meal.

It does this by making captive male fireflies emulate the single-pulse mating signals of female fireflies, according to a study published Monday in the journal Current Biology, although it’s not ...