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Scientists discover spiders can make music with their webs – Euronews
Researchers are using virtual reality to pluck spider webs like guitar strings and the sounds are awe-inspiring.
We already know that spiders are genius builders, but new research suggests that they could also be masterful musicians.
Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are now able to detect music created from the silk of their delicate webs.
Each strand’s thickness and length corresponds with a frequency, like any other stringed instrument. With the aid of a haunting synth pad, the sounds have been described as “harp-like”.
Lead researcher Dr Markus Buehler has been interested in…
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