This spider uses trapped fireflies to lure in more prey
Male fireflies ensnared in the spider's web flash their lanterns like females, luring more males
![A small brown spider wraps a firefly with a glowing lantern that flew into its web in spider silk](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/081624_EG_firefly-spider_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
An orb weaver spider (Araneus ventricosus) wraps a male firefly (Abscondita terminalis) that got stuck in its web. The spider’s venom or its bite may cause the firefly’s flashing lights to blink in a femalelike pattern, luring other males into the web.
Xinhua Fu