Behaviour of REstless Flycatcher

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Behaviour of REstless Flycatcher

To:	Brian Fleming <>
Subject:	Behaviour of REstless Flycatcher
From:	Andrew Taylor <>
Date:	Mon, 7 Aug 2000 17:14:02 +1000 (EST)

On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Brian Fleming wrote:
>   I am sure I have been told that spiders are deaf - though they
> certainly respond to vibrations in web etc.

There doesn't seem to be a lot known about hearing in spiders.  Spiders do
possess sensory organs on their legs capable of detecting sound as well
as vibration.  Responses to sounds have been observed in some species.

Andrew Taylor

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