Spiders ‘Smell’ Using Their Legs, Research Finds

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesJan 13, 2025, 5:03 pm452 ptsHotTop
Most spiders have eight legs, no ears and use fine leg hairs connected to nerve cells or their webs to hear sounds in their environment. But how do they smell? A new study by an international team of researchers has found that male spiders “smell” with their legs, using olfactory hairs — wall-pore…

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