Spiders manipulate and exploit bioluminescent signals of fireflies

Predators often search for prey while moving through the environment, but there are important exceptions, including the way sedentary predators sometimes rely on signals for drawing prey to within striking distance. Some spiders, for instance, leave the remnants of previously-captured prey in their webs where they function as static lures that effectively attract a diverse array of additional prey [1,2,3,4]. Important questions remain concerning how specific targeted prey may be and to what extent the predator’s signals may be made dynamic instead of static. With these questions as our rationale, we initiated research in which the predator is Araneus ventricosus (L. Koch, 1878), an orb-weaving spider, and the prey are the males of a firefly species (Abscondita terminalis) (Figure 1A, B, C). Using two lanterns situated on their abdomen (Figure 1D, F), A. terminalis males make female-attracting multi-pulse flash trains (Figure 1J), but sedentary females attract males by using a single lan..., , , This README.md was generated on 2024-02-06 by Daiqin Li, Wei Zhou and Long Yu.

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This is the dataset for Xinhua Xu, Long Yu, Wei Zhou, Chaoliang Lei, Robert R. Jackson, Matjaz Kuntner, Qiuying Huang, Shichang Zhang & Daiqin Li. 'Spiders manipulate and exploit bioluminescent signals of fireflies' Current Biology 34:R768-R769. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.011](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.011)
**Authors for Correspondence**

1. Daiqin Li; e-mail: [[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail])
2. Shichang Zhang; email: [[e-mail]](mailto:[e-mail])

**Period of Data Collection**
June 2010 to May 2021

**Location of Data Collection**
Wuhan, Hubei Province, China

**Description of Data Points**
NA=unavailable record

**Funding sources**
This study was supported by the grants from China National Science Foundation (32270531 to DLi, 32370530 to SZhang, and 32070485 ...

捕食者通常会在环境中移动时搜寻猎物，但存在若干重要的例外情况，其中包括固着型捕食者有时会借助信号将猎物引诱至攻击距离之内。例如，部分蜘蛛会将此前捕获的猎物残骸留在蛛网中，作为静态诱饵，有效吸引多种类群的额外猎物[1,2,3,4]。目前仍存在诸多关键问题有待解答：例如捕食者的靶向猎物特异性如何，以及其信号在多大程度上可以实现动态化而非静态化。基于这些研究动机，我们开展了相关研究，实验中的捕食者为大腹园蛛（Araneus ventricosus，L. Koch, 1878），一种圆网蛛，猎物为一种萤科昆虫（Abscondita terminalis）的雄性个体（图1A、B、C）。该雄性萤火虫依靠腹部的两个发光器（lantern）（图1D、F），产生吸引雌虫的多脉冲闪光序列（图1J），但固着的雌虫则通过单次发光……
本README.md文件于2024年2月6日由戴琴李、周伟、于龙生成。

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本数据集关联Xinhua Xu、Long Yu、Wei Zhou、Chaoliang Lei、Robert R. Jackson、Matjaz Kuntner、Qiuying Huang、Shichang Zhang 与 Daiqin Li的研究《蜘蛛操纵并利用萤火虫的生物发光信号》（*Spiders manipulate and exploit bioluminescent signals of fireflies*），发表于《当代生物学》（*Current Biology*）34卷：R768-R769。[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.011]
**通讯作者**
1. 戴琴李；电子邮箱：[e-mail]
2. 张世昌；电子邮箱：[e-mail]
**数据采集周期**
2010年6月至2021年5月
**数据采集地点**
中国湖北省武汉市
**数据点说明**
NA=记录不可用
**资助来源**
本研究获得中国国家自然科学基金资助（32270531 资助给DLi，32370530 资助给SZhang，以及32070485……）