Scientists discover what spider music sounds like - Hitecher
Scientists discover what spider music sounds like

Scientists discover what spider music sounds like

A surprising experiment by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology showed the harmony of nature.

A surprising experiment by scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology showed the harmony of nature.

It is no secret that spiders use webs for hunting and communicating with their surroundings. The slightest vibrations of the threads give them information about the changes around them. Moreover, depending on the intensity of the vibrations, the arthropod can detect their cause. For example, a spider can easily distinguish the vibrations caused by a gust of wind from the movements of a trapped fly.

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology used three-dimensional modelling to recreate the structure of the web. This experiment allowed them to demonstrate the principle of strand interaction. By turning the vibrations of the webs into the sounds of musical instruments, the scientists got the following tune:

It is unlikely that spiders have a craving for beauty, but the harmonious structure of spider webs can write a "symphony" by itself. As it turns out, you can use advances in 3D printing science for such unusual purposes.

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