Adrian Tchaikovsky on X: "The obligatory "Actually the root Portia spider looks way different to what you might think" repost. :)" / X
![TIL spiders tune their webs like guitar strings, tightening and loosening strands so they can read the different frequencies caused by intruders and determine where/how big the intruders are, if they are TIL spiders tune their webs like guitar strings, tightening and loosening strands so they can read the different frequencies caused by intruders and determine where/how big the intruders are, if they are](https://external-preview.redd.it/X5cvZ_y1oSIZzjoCG1i3yVIMhCNQz5thVnHTwzVKyLU.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=957def1bc84d85f2e745f0bf988ef21db8ad7811)
TIL spiders tune their webs like guitar strings, tightening and loosening strands so they can read the different frequencies caused by intruders and determine where/how big the intruders are, if they are
![Portia, from Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time. Awesome book. Original artwork (technically fan art), but thought you might like. : r/SpecArt Portia, from Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time. Awesome book. Original artwork (technically fan art), but thought you might like. : r/SpecArt](https://i.redd.it/g3gl7boav7n71.jpg)