Spiders can 'tune' their webs to sound out plucky potential mates

Spiders can control their web’s tension and stiffness to help them identify potential partners as well as prey, study showsSpiders can control the tension and stiffness of their webs to optimise their sensory powers, helping them locate and identify prey as well as partners, according to researchers at Oxford University.Much in same way that notes travel along a plucked guitar string, spider silk transmits vibrations in different frequencies, sending information back to the spider. Continu