"Tuning" the silk: How spiders use vibrations to learn about their prey, mates, and web

ENN
Jun 18, 2014, 2:36 pm21 pts
The fine craftsmanship of a spider's web helps these eight-legged arachnids catch their prey. But these silk-threaded designs can tell a spider a lot more than what they will be having for dinner. The spider that sits in the middle of its web monitors the silk threads for vibrations. And according to a new…

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"Tuning" the silk: How spiders use vibrations to learn about their prey, mates, and web

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