"Artistic" Spiders Trap Prey With Light, Study Finds

Friday, June 13, 2008 - 14:28 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A type of Australian spider builds bizarre patterns into its webs to reflect certain wavelengths of light that lure prey to their deaths.

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