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Getting Annoyed at Your Noisy Neighbor? Spiders Are, Too. New Research Finds They’ll Build Webs Differently in Loud Conditions
In lab experiments, spiders changed how they constructed their webs in noisy environments, and rural and urban spiders ...
Earth.com6d
Spiders adapt their webs to filter out human-made noise
The researchers found that funnel-weaving spiders alter how their silk webs transmit vibrations in response to local noise.
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'Remove one thing' to stop 'rat-sized spiders' invading your home
Giant spiders the size of rats are set to invade the UK ... they can use it for shelter and often build webs and lay eggs in it. Firewood also attracts other insects which provide spiders with ...
Nebraska TV14d
UNL: Spiders adapt webs to combat urban noise
A groundbreaking study by University of Nebraska–Lincoln biologists has revealed that funnel-weaving spiders, also known as ...
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How and where rat-sized spiders are now 'thriving' in the UK after near extinction
Where are rat-sized spiders in the UK ... (It might surprise you) They can spin webs that can reach up to 30cm and they are the biggest spider known to exist in the UK – there are 660 species ...
Business Insider5y
An old NASA study gave spiders drugs to see how it affected their webs
Researchers exposed spiders to a range of different chemicals — including caffeine, marijuana, and Benzedrine — and noted how differently they spin webs under the influence of each.
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The Nolan Show - Rat-sized fen raft spiders make a comeback in GB - but will they make their way to NI? - BBC Sounds
Rat-sized fen raft spiders make a comeback in GB - but will they make their way to NI?Rat-sized fen raft spiders make a comeback in GB - but will they make their way to NI?