Do some spiders exploit firefly’s flashing signals to lure more prey?
“The signals made by male fireflies in webs with spiders looked a lot more like the signals of free females.” File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Fireflies rely on flashing signals to communicate with other fireflies using light-emitting lanterns on their abdomens. In fireflies of the species Abscondita terminalis, males make multi-pulse flashes with two lanterns…
