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Great news fellow arachnophobes, not only can spiders SEE you… they can also HEAR you!
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According to Paul Shamble, an arachnologist at Cornell University, spiders don’t have any ears, but they still possess an acute sense of ‘hearing’ through tiny hairs of their legs.
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It’s reported that spiders can pick up noises several metres away!
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The results were obtained by taking direct electrical recordings from the brains of North American jumping spiders.
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During the tests, the brains responded when chairs were moved around or people clapped their hands.
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You’ve been warned…
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Stay stealthy.
Read more:
http://www.skynews.com.au/
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