Orb-weaving spiders can hear using their web

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25250/thescbr.brk675

Keywords:

spider, hearing, web, extended cognition

Abstract

All known animals hear using an organ in their body, with the notable exception of a curious spider. We found that the orb-weaving spider breaks this limitation by outsourcing its hearing to its gigantic, reconfigurable, and regenerative web.

 

Author Biographies

Jian Zhou, Argonne National Laboratory

Postdoctoral Appointee

Junpeng Lai, Binghamton University

Ph.D. Candidate

Ronald Hoy, Cornell University

Professor

Ronald Miles, Binghamton University

Distinguished Professor

Original article reference

Zhou, J., Lai, J., Menda, G., Stafstrom, J. A., Miles, C. I., Hoy, R. R., & Miles, R. N. (2022). Outsourced hearing in an orb-weaving spider that uses its web as an auditory sensor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(14). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2122789119

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Published

2023-02-08

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2023): TheScienceBreaker

Section

Evolution & Behaviour

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Some rights reserved 2023 Jian Zhou, Junpeng Lai, Ronald Hoy, Ronald Miles

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