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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Copyright (c) 2023 Jian Zhou, Junpeng Lai, Ronald Hoy, Ronald Miles

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