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Spider webs may act as most sensitive ‘ears’ in the known natural world

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The bridge spider (Larinioides sclopetarius) uses its web to detect the sounds made by insects flying nearby and prepare itself for a potential meal Life 11 February 2022 By Carissa Wong A female bridge spider (Larinioides sclopetarius) Shutterstock/Dan Olsen Some spiders can pick up sounds in the air using their webs as acoustic antennae, and because … Read more

Elephants: Trunk may be one of most sensitive body parts of any animal

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The bundle of nerves that controls the elephant’s trunk contains 400,000 neurons – a lot more than we expected – suggesting the trunk is incredibly sensitive Life 20 January 2022 By Jason Arunn Murugesu An Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) Gerry Ellis/Minden Pictures/Alamy Elephant trunks may be one of the most sensitive body parts in the … Read more

‘Sea unicorns’ are especially sensitive to human noise | Science

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One of the ocean’s most legendary creatures is also one of the most sensitive to human noise. A new study finds the unicornlike narwhal is affected by ship sounds more than most other whales and dolphins. The noises—which are growing more frequent as ships push further into the narwhal’s Arctic habitat—could disrupt the whales’ hunting … Read more