The first evidence of the dreaded ultraviolet-B wavelengths
as a male come-on has turned up in a jumping spider from Asia.
HOT GUY An adult male of the species Phintella vittata, from China’s Yunnan Province, relies on ultraviolet-B reflections from his body to win female attention. Li
Males of the small, iridescent jumping spider species
Phintella vittata reflect ultraviolet wavelengths, mostly in the 290 to 320
nanometer range designated as B, says Daiqin Li of the National University of
Singapore.
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