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Spider scents attract prey

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Sex pheromone mimic lures two moths to their doom.

A spider lures two moth species to their doom by mimicking both their sex pheromones, researchers have discovered. The spider changes the blend through the night, to attract species that are active at different times.

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  1. Haynes, K. F. et al. Aggressive chemical mimicry of moth pheromones by a bolas spider: how does this specialist predator attract more than one species of prey? Chemoecology 12, 99 - 105 (2002).

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Whitfield, J. Spider scents attract prey. Nature (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/news020617-14

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