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Male Cunning Spider "Smells" with Her Leg Hair

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Spiders have no noses - so how do they smell? A research group at the University of Greifswald has investigated this question. Using an electron microscope, the researchers have looked at the legs of male cunning spiders and found special smelling scars there. This means that male cunning spiders smell the scent of potential mating-ready females with their legs. Previously, the researchers have found these smelling scars also in wheeled spiders.…
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Spiders have no noses - so how do they smell? A research group at the University of Greifswald has investigated this question. Using an electron microscope, the researchers have looked at the legs of male cunning spiders and found special smelling scars there. This means that male cunning spiders smell the scent of potential mating-ready females with their legs. Previously, the researchers have found these smelling scars also in wheeled spiders.…

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radioeins.de broke the news in on Saturday, December 13, 2025.
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