George Olah
@georgeolah.bsky.social
Conservation Geneticist | ARC DECRA Fellow, The Australian National University | Documentary Filmmaker | Co-founder @wildlifemessengers.org | parrots | Peru | Indonesia | https://georgeolah.com
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Scientists Discover Tiny Spiders Who Build Big 'Decoys' For This Clever Reason https://www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/scientists-discover-tiny-spiders-who-build-big-decoys-for-this-clever-reason
Scientists Discover Tiny Spiders Who Build Big 'Decoys' For This Clever Reason
Why do you think they build them?
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November 15, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Scientists Discover Tiny Spiders Who Build Big 'Decoys' For This Clever Reason https://www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/scientists-discover-tiny-spiders-who-build-big-decoys-for-this-clever-reason
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Authors of new paper on Orb-Weaver #spiders building 'fake spiders' in their webs discuss their work in this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDyS...
Spider Art or Survival? 🕷️ The Mystery of Cyclosa's Fake Spiders | Video Abstract
YouTube video by Wildlife Messengers
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November 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Authors of new paper on Orb-Weaver #spiders building 'fake spiders' in their webs discuss their work in this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDyS...
Our nature note with @philtorres.bsky.social @aaronpomerantz.bsky.social et al. in
@ecol-evol.bsky.social was featured in @science.org #ScienceShots written by
@sahasmehra.bsky.social
#Cyclosa #decoy #spiders #evolution #Peru #Philippines
@ecol-evol.bsky.social was featured in @science.org #ScienceShots written by
@sahasmehra.bsky.social
#Cyclosa #decoy #spiders #evolution #Peru #Philippines
For the first time, scientists have documented an unusual defense: Some species of arachnids build giant doppelgängers on their webs, creating a frightening deception that scares off would-be killers. https://scim.ag/487Myn0
November 12, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Our nature note with @philtorres.bsky.social @aaronpomerantz.bsky.social et al. in
@ecol-evol.bsky.social was featured in @science.org #ScienceShots written by
@sahasmehra.bsky.social
#Cyclosa #decoy #spiders #evolution #Peru #Philippines
@ecol-evol.bsky.social was featured in @science.org #ScienceShots written by
@sahasmehra.bsky.social
#Cyclosa #decoy #spiders #evolution #Peru #Philippines
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VERY EXCITED to see a special little spider I discovered in Peru make it to the big screen. Check out The Secret Lives of Animals episode 3 on Apple TV.
December 23, 2024 at 3:01 AM
VERY EXCITED to see a special little spider I discovered in Peru make it to the big screen. Check out The Secret Lives of Animals episode 3 on Apple TV.
In our new paper with @philtorres.bsky.social @aaronpomerantz.bsky.social et al. published in @ecol-evol.bsky.social we describe the mystery of an orb-weaving spider (Cyclosa sp.) 🕷️ and why they possibly construct larger "spider-shaped decoy" in their webs. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Cyclosa Menge, 1866 (Araneidae) Orb‐Weavers Build Stabilimenta That Resemble Larger Spiders
The orb-weaving spider Cyclosa longicauda from Peru constructs unique stabilimenta from detritus and silk that visually resemble a larger spider. This previously undescribed behavior likely functions....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
In our new paper with @philtorres.bsky.social @aaronpomerantz.bsky.social et al. published in @ecol-evol.bsky.social we describe the mystery of an orb-weaving spider (Cyclosa sp.) 🕷️ and why they possibly construct larger "spider-shaped decoy" in their webs. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...