Husker biologists found that the webs of funnel-weaving spiders transmit vibrations differently in response to increased local environmental noise.
This flexibility in web transmission properties suggests that the spiders may intentionally spin their webs differently to manage surrounding noise and receive crucial sensory information.
The study marks a major advance in understanding animals' management of environmental noise and paves the way for research on parallel strategies in other animals.
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released the Nigerian Sustainable Banking Principles, an agreement signed by 34 banks, including the original eight of the nation’s leading banks, that covered nine key areas: environmental and social risk management, environmental and social footprint, human rights, women’s economic empowerment, financial inclusion, environmental and social governance, capacity building, collaborative partnerships and reporting.