An unassuming orb-weaving spider common across China, Japan, and Korea seems to have the powers of a master manipulator. The result? More male fireflies, lured to the spider's web, by way of a ...

An orb-weaver spider wraps a male firefly in silk while it flashes from its lanterns. Male fireflies typically signal with multiple pulses using two lanterns, while females emit single pulses from one ...