Smithsonian Magazine1d
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 ...
Everyone in the City Needs Soundproofing, Even Spiders
Researchers have found evidence that a common North American spider species alters its webs to deal with urban noise ...
Earth.com2d
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.
Couriermail29d
Aussie zoo seeks funnel-web spider donations for ‘lifesaving’ program
Sydneysiders can expect are surge in funnel-web spiders this autumn. Picture: Supplied Australian Reptile Park seeking funnel web spider donations. Picture: Supplied Spider keeper Emma Teni said ...
The Independent27d
‘Now more than ever’: The life-saving reason behind an Australian zoo’s plea for deadly spider donations
The Australian Reptile Park in Sydney says this has been a “very slow” funnel-web season so far but a spike in the numbers of the highly venomous spiders is expected in the coming months.
Daily Mail28d
Warning to Aussies about where wet weather could see highly venomous spider numbers surge
Millions of Australians are being warned to look out for the world's most venomous spider as wet weather season begins. Funnel-web spiders are a regular cause for concern in NSW, but the ...