Can spiders hear you talking?

Spiders cannot hear you talking in same way humans hear with ears, because they do not have ears or eardrums, but they can detect vibrations and air movements produced by talking, as recent research shows some spiders can sense airborne sounds through sensitive hairs and lyriform organs. Spiders have tiny sensory hairs called trichobothria on legs that detect air vibrations and low frequency sounds, and they have slit sensilla that detect vibrations in webs and surfaces, so when you talk, your voice creates air vibrations that spiders may sense as movement, though not as understood speech. Studies have shown that jumping spiders can detect sounds from several meters away and respond to low frequency sounds like buzzing, and orb weaver spiders can detect airborne sounds through web vibrations. So while spiders cannot understand words or hear conversation as humans do, they can sense vibrations from loud talking, clapping, or music, and may react by freezing, hiding, or fleeing. If you talk loudly near spider, it may feel vibrations and move away, as it perceives potential threat. So spiders cannot hear you talking in auditory sense, but they can detect vibrations from your voice through sensitive hairs and webs, so they sense presence but do not comprehend speech.