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Ogre-faced spiders can hear without ears – SlashGear
The spider seen in the image below is called the ogre-faced spider. They are believed to have the largest eyes of any known spider species, and one of their hallmarks…
The spider seen in the image below is called the ogre-faced spider. They are believed to have the largest eyes of any known spider species, and one of their hallmarks is the ability to see in the dark 2000 times better than humans. It turns out incredible eyesight isn’t the only thing that these spiders have going for them.
New research shows that the ogre-faced spider is also able to hear without having ears. The spiders can hear both low and high-frequency sounds using receptors in their legs….
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