From the story archive · Fictional encounter
Browsing in a crowded antique store filled with fragile crystal and glass. The owner proudly showing me a 200-year-old crystal decanter when—BRAAAAAP—a barking spider releases at the exact resonant frequency of fine crystal.
Several glasses actually vibrated. The elderly shop owner just nodded and said, "Ah, I see you've brought a friend with an appreciation for acoustics." Most sophisticated response to a barking spider ever.