Spider web has an incredible newly discovered function

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The spider web is a very efficient tool for hunting, but it is not its only purpose. The web acts like an outer tympanic membrane that sends vibrations to the spider’s legs. The spiders have no ears, they hear by feeling vibrations in their legs.

 

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