Are spiders attracted to infra red?

[Sean]

Are spiders attracted to infra red?

The reason i ask is that at my place of work we have recently set up a cctv system wich records on motion.

Every single nite a spider will make a web across my 2 infra red cameras lenses wich sets off the recording when the wind blows and gives me a full nite's recording of a spiderweb blowing in the wind to go thru the next day incase something happened.

If i remove the web next day the next nite its back.

(Ive even doomed the cameras and this has made no difference).

[Bushbaby]

Sean, I found this article on research they did. They used infra red lights, so I cannot think that a spider would specifically be atracted to it.

http://asab.icapb.ed.ac.uk/exercises/al ... iders.html

Other than that I could not find any other info.

[Sean]

BB these cameras have been up now for around 18 days and even after dooming them powder, fresh paint around them, u name it the spiders keep coming back the next nite and not on any of them except my 2 infra red's

im gonna try vaseliene tomorrow and see what happens

[Bushbaby]

Keep us posted. Maybe it gives off heat, and in the cold it keeps them warm??

[Mongoose]

Sean, send 5050 a question and ask them if they are attracted to infa red and tell them ur story..

Mongoose