Spiders use ants

Scientists discovered that yellow-eyed spiders have added a chemical when silk weaves a net to kill ants who are wandering to the spider web to eat insects entangled in it.

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Australian and Singaporean scientists have learned why ants never get into the spider web, although many of them have netting.

A group of scientists led by Professor Daiqin Li, Singapore National University, said: " We found one thing is the golden eye spiders (Golden orb spider, Nephila clavipes scientific name) when creating In the webs, they added an alcaloid chemical to protect them, making them poisoned when they contacted the network to catch insects into their nets . '

Yellow- faced spider uses chemicals to protect and catch prey (Photo: Redorbit.com)

According to the source of Ninemsn.com.au , Professor Mark Elgar, the University of Melbourne, also said his team was impressed by the effectiveness of the repellent chemicals that spiders used to protect their networks. He said: ' Spider-yellow eyes are true if you do not use' chemical weapons' it is impossible to defend against ants everywhere, wandering for prey and knowing how to inform each other very quickly. . Using chemicals, they not only protect themselves but also take the time and energy needed to kill the desperate ants to attack.

Scientists also point out that only large spiders produce this chemical.

They hope that their findings may suggest chemical laboratories synthesize similar chemicals used as agricultural and household pesticides.