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Spiders are more sensitive to oscillations at higher frequencies. For example, a low-frequency oscillation at 1 Hz can be detected for amplitudes down to 0.1 mm, but a high-frequency oscillation at 1 kHz can be detected for amplitudes as small as 0.1 μm. For these low- and high-frequency oscillations, we can say that
A. The maximum acceleration of the low-frequency oscillation is greater.
B. The maximum acceleration of the high-frequency oscillation is greater.
C. The maximum accelerations of the two oscillations are approximately equal.
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