Eileen Hebets
@hebetslab.bsky.social
Scientist/science communicator/mentor/mother/friend. #Arachnologist 🕷 #AnimalBehavior #UNL Tweets my own (hebetslab.unl.edu)
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The lab was delighted to host Professor Eileen Hebets, the John T. Emlen lecturer this year! For more on her fantastic work on spider songs and dances, please visit hebetslab.unl.edu.
February 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The lab was delighted to host Professor Eileen Hebets, the John T. Emlen lecturer this year! For more on her fantastic work on spider songs and dances, please visit hebetslab.unl.edu.
Reposted by Eileen Hebets
City spiders! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/s...
Everyone in the City Needs Soundproofing, Even Spiders
Researchers have found evidence that a common North American spider species alters its webs to deal with urban noise pollution.
www.nytimes.com
March 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
City spiders! www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/s...
Reposted by Eileen Hebets
Reposted by Eileen Hebets
Do you think cities are LOUD 🔊? Spiders seem to think so! 🕷️
Urban 🌆 spiders construct webs that lose energy at a much broader range than the webs of rural spiders 🌱 likely to avoid sensory overload! 🧠
by Dr. Brandi Pessman & @hebetslab.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Urban 🌆 spiders construct webs that lose energy at a much broader range than the webs of rural spiders 🌱 likely to avoid sensory overload! 🧠
by Dr. Brandi Pessman & @hebetslab.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Web transmission properties vary with a spider’s past and current noise exposure
Animals rely on the reception of accurate information for survival and reproduction. Environmental noise, especially from human activity, challenges i…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Do you think cities are LOUD 🔊? Spiders seem to think so! 🕷️
Urban 🌆 spiders construct webs that lose energy at a much broader range than the webs of rural spiders 🌱 likely to avoid sensory overload! 🧠
by Dr. Brandi Pessman & @hebetslab.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Urban 🌆 spiders construct webs that lose energy at a much broader range than the webs of rural spiders 🌱 likely to avoid sensory overload! 🧠
by Dr. Brandi Pessman & @hebetslab.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...