Scientists observed these spiders holding fireflies as bait. They noticed that the fireflies remained trapped until their ...

Nature doesn’t mess around when it comes to survival. One species of spider has come up with a hunting trick – using the ...

Sheetweb spiders don't immediately pounce on fireflies caught in their webs, and for good reason, according to new research.

The findings, published Thursday (Aug. 28) in the Journal of Animal Ecology, revealed the LED webs attracted three times more prey than the empty webs. When just looking at the number of fireflies ...

At night in the forests of East Asia, fireflies glow to attract mates. But sometimes their signals are hijacked. Sheet web ...

Taiwanese spiders exploit firefly bioluminescence as bait, keeping trapped fireflies alive to attract additional prey.

One scientist attributed the abundance of fireflies this season to a wet spring, creating an ideal damp environment for ...

Fireflies are lighting up summer evenings across the U.S. Northeast, putting on dazzling shows in backyards and city parks. There's no official count, but ...

Ecologists have observed a species of nocturnal spider attracting prey to its web using the bioluminescent beacons of already ...

Firefly researcher and guide Matthew Speights looks through the book "Fireflies, Glow-worms, and Lightning Bugs" by Lynn Frierson Faust as he looks for fireflies at Cedar Bog Nature Preserve ...

Fireflies once seemed plentiful and cool, easy to catch and watch, and they served as an introduction to the world of nature around us.

The flickering glow of summer's fireflies: too important to lose, too small to notice them gone The Bethany Beach firefly is so rare that it's likely to become the first of America’s fireflies ...