Spiders Can Hear You From Several Meters Away - Even Without Any Ears
(World News Science)

Spidey senses are tinglier than we could ever have imagined, according to a new study that reveals how the hairs on jumping spiders´ legs are able to detect vibrations in the air from several meters away, allowing the sensitive arachnids to pick up distant sounds. Prior to this discovery, which is documented in the journal Current Biology, it had been assumed that jumping spiders lived in a predominantly...