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These spiders listen for prey before hurling webs like slingshots

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Researchers from the University of Akron in Ohio found that ray spiders release their webs when prey approaches .

Ray spiders pull their webs back into a cone shape and release it when they see prey approaching.

This suggests that the spiders rely at least in part on sound vibrations to know when to strike.

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English

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