# Episode 424 – East Asian Orb Weaver: Catfishing in Morse Code

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Podcast: [Life, Death, and Taxonomy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/life-death-and-taxonomy-228276)
Published: 2026-06-20T17:37:52+00:00
Episode link: http://ldtaxonomy.com/podcast/east-asian-orb-weaver/
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“…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, […]

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