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Joro spiders invade Georgia, South Carolina, impacting native species

If you have been on edge dodging spider webs around your home, you are not the only one. Georgia and South Carolina are ...
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Joro spiders invade the Upstate, impacting native species

If you have been on edge dodging spider webs around your home, you are not the only one. The Upstate is reporting increased ...
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Spiders Use Fireflies To Attract More Prey To Their Web, New Study Shows

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Spider uses trapped fireflies as glowing bait to attract more prey

Ecologists have observed a species of nocturnal spider attracting prey to its web using the bioluminescent beacons of already trapped fireflies. This rare example of a predator exploiting its prey’s ...

Cool Critters: Boo! There’s a pumpkin in that big web

The marbled orbweaver, also known as the pumpkin orbweaver, is no creepy crawler. Never mind that it spins a web large enough to stretch across your face should you accidentally walk into one.