Relentless Roar of Gas Compressors Affects Arthropod Abundance (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Relentless Roar of Gas Compressors Affects Arthropod Abundance

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Many arthropod families, including wolf spiders, dropped in numbers in response to compressor noise. The decrease in wolf spiders could be due to their reliance on subtle vibrations to detect prey.

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Florida Museum of Natural History photo by Lary Reeves

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