Spider's Creepy Mating 'Purr' Recorded by Researchers
Male wolf spiders (Gladicosa gulosa) use vibration to communicate. Unlike other wolf spider species, they create airborne sounds that are audible, but female...
Listen to the Dulcet Purr of a Wolf Spider | Smithsonian
2015年6月3日 · However, wolf spiders don't have ears themselves — at least in the traditional sense. Instead, the sounds are part of an elaborate communication system that male spiders use to woo females.
These spiders can purr - Science News Explores
2015年6月17日 · But for spiders, sound is not a big part of their lives. In fact, they have no ears or other specialized sound-sensing organs. So it came as a big surprise to Alexander Sweger when he discovered one species of wolf spider communicates using sound.
Dampened desire: Wolf spiders change their mating strategy …
2024年1月17日 · Spiders don't have ears, but sense sound in vibrations using specialized sense organs in their eight legs. The vibrations from sound carry much better in dry leaves.
Family Lycosidae - Wolf Spiders - BugGuide.Net
2018年3月11日 · Most wolf spiders live on the ground and hunt for prey at night. Their dark mottled colors help camouflage them among the leaves. Except for those in the genus Sosippus, wolf spiders do not spin webs. Some dig burrows in the ground, others make holes under rocks, and many have no retreat at all.
How spiders create the sounds of love - BBC News
2015年5月23日 · Using scent cues from females, the researchers were able to trigger male wolf spiders to purr, a sound they make by dragging a special comb-like "stridulatory organ" across the surface they are...
Can a spider “sing”? If so, who might be listening? - Acoustics
2015年5月12日 · Wolf spiders are one group that heavily utilizes vibration as a means of communication, and they have very sensitive structures for “listening” to vibrations. However, despite the numerous vibrations that are involved in spider communication, they are not known for creating audible sounds.
How wolf spiders purr for love - BBC News
2015年5月22日 · Close-up footage of a common spider "purring" reveals how they use leaves to transmit the sound of their courtship song.
Male Wolf Spider "Purring": Sound by SmithsonianMag
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Zoologger: Musical spider purrs like a cat to attract mates
2015年5月21日 · But for the purring wolf spider, it’s music. For the first time, a spider has been recorded producing what appear to be audible courtship signals over and above pure vibrations.