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Slow Motion Tuning Fork
Have you ever seen a tuning fork at 10,000 FPS? Small clarification: the large fork has a 180hz tone when analyzed with a ...
The tiny ray spider uses launches its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice in the superhero world, ...
Slingshot spiders use sound-sensitive hairs to launch catapult-like webs, capturing prey with lightning speed and efficiency.
Slingshot spiders (Theridiosoma gemmosum) don’t just passively wait for their prey to find its way into their web. Instead, ...
Most spider orb webs are static: the spiders weave them and fix them in place and then wait for prey to fly into the webs.
With a tuning fork oscillator, the vibration forcing and the feedback are both done via induction, coils act as the bridge between the electronic and mechanical worlds. By mounting the tuning fork ...
Scientists discovered that these spiders aren't just relying on sight. They're actually listening for their prey.
The backstory: Entomologist Sarah Han grew up in California with a vested interest in spiders. Scientists knew that the tiny ...