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Episode 424 – East Asian Orb Weaver: Catfishing in Morse Code
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- Life, Death, and Taxonomy
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- Jun 20, 2026
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- 2581
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Summary
“…and today we’re talking about a sophisticated chemist. But more on that later.” In moonlit meadows and forest edges, there lurks a patient puppeteer. While most predators settle for catching dinner, a sort of “earn it and burn it” approach, the East Asian orb-weaver seems oddly interested in what its victims do after they’re caught, […]