Hairy Nope

The hairs are actually called Trichobothria Hairs; In effect, each hair is its own ear that filters out background noise and zeroes in on biologically relevant information, such as an unwary cricket's hopping or a spider's sneaking. (from an interesting Wired article - link in bio).

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