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Spiders Tune In To Web's Music To Size Up Meals And Mates

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Some of the toughest stuff in nature is spider silk — as strong, ounce for ounce, as nylon. And a silk web makes a great trap for prey, as well as a nice place for a spider to live.

But scientists have learned that spiders can do something else quite extraordinary …Read More

Source: NPR Science – ingested into KQED

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