In lab experiments, spiders changed how they constructed their webs in noisy environments, and rural and urban spiders ...

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

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

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

Researchers have found evidence that a common North American spider species alters its webs to deal with urban noise pollution. By Joshua Rapp Learn There’s nothing worse than a noisy neighbor ...

‘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 ...

These social spiders collaboratively construct a vast ... Before this, they've stayed hidden in trees and their webs go unnoticed. "Every year at this time they appear, and for us it's always ...

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.