The researchers found that funnel-weaving spiders alter how their silk webs transmit vibrations in response to local noise.

Since the Industrial Revolution, human activity has led to a surge in environmental noise. The sounds of traffic, airplanes, ...

Researchers have found evidence that a common North American spider species alters its webs to deal with urban noise ...

It is a fairly rare spider, present in England and Wales but not Scotland. Jan adds, 'Your best chance of seeing it is likely to be on yew trees in graveyards.' Hyptiotes uses its distinctive web as a ...

A groundbreaking study by University of Nebraska–Lincoln biologists has revealed that funnel-weaving spiders, also known as ...

‘Most spiders have poor eyesight and rely almost exclusively on the vibration of the silk in their web for sensory information,’ said Beth Mortimer of the Oxford Silk Group who led the ...