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Spiders court the girls with UV rays and more...

An online publication in Current Biology by A/P Li Daiqin et al on 2 May 2008 has generated much media coverage, including BBC News, Science, Science News, Science Daily, Radio-Canada, New Scientist, Discovery Channel, The Straits Times, Zaobao, ect. Please see the links:

  1. Nature China (http://www.nature.com/nchina/2008/080514/full/nchina.2008.109.html) which is published by Nature group.

  2. New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/science/06obuvb.html?em&ex=1210305600&en=6

    a430df57ca5e8b9&ei=5087%0A).

  3. BBC News (UK) with video show-http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7378196.stm
  4. Science (AAAS) - http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/501/2
  5. New Scientist (Video show)(UK): http://www.newscientist.com/video.ns
  6. Science News (USA)-http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/31666/title/Sexy_side_of_UV-B
  7. Science Daily (USA) -http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080501125508.htm
  8. Radio Canada -http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/Science-Sante/2008/05/02/001-araignees-sexualite.shtml
  9. The Earth Times -http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202742,spiders-found-to-court-females with-ultraviolet-rays.html
  10. Physorg - http://www.physorg.com/news128862057.html
  11. iTWire (Australia) - http://www.itwire.com/content/view/18022/1066/
  12. WildBilogy -www.wildbiology.com/Research/Female_jumping_spiders_find_ultraviolet_B_rays_sexy.asp
  13. Thaindian News (Thailand) -http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/india-news/female-jumping-spiders-get-turned-on-by-sexy-ultraviolet-rays-re-issue_10044924.html
  14. Le Scienze (Italia) -http://lescienze.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/Il_fascino_ultravioletto_di_Mr._Ragno/1329185
  15. Folha de S.Paulo (Brazil) -http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/ciencia/ult306u398149.shtml
  16. Global Report (Hong Kong) -http://www.global-report.com/hongkong/?l=en&a=280951
  17. Noorderlicht (Netherlands) -http://noorderlicht.vpro.nl/noorderlog/bericht/39549883/
  18. India eNews (India) - http://www.indiaenews.com/asia/20080502/115278.htm
  19. O Pantaneiro (Brazil) -http://www.opantaneiro.com.br/noticias/online.asp?id=70986
  20. Red Orbit (USA) - http://www.redorbit.com/news/display/?id=1366344
  21. Tiede (Finland) - http://www.tiede.fi/uutiset/uutinen.php?id=3349
  22. Biotech (China) - http://www.biotech.org.cn/news/news/show.php?id=60737

 

 

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