Ever Heard What a Spiderweb Sounds Like? It’s Spookier Than Spiders The eerie reverberating tune of a spiderweb has been shared by MIT researchers studying spiders using artificial intelligence. By Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk | Updated: 17 April 2021 17:57 IST Photo Credit: YouTube/ Markus J. Buehler Spiders utilise vibrations as a way to communicate with the environment Highlights Spiders utilise vibrations to communicate with other spiders Living structure of spiderwebs could lead to innovations in construction While just the sight of a spider can get many of us jumping out of our skin, have you ever wondered what a spider's web sounds like? Well, a new study shows that it could send a shiver down your spine with its characteristic reverberating tune. Markus Buehler, an engineering professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and his team has been studying spiderwebs using artificial intelligence.