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To: nickcarraway

Ballooning (spider)

Ballooning, sometimes called kiting, is a process by which spiders, and some other small invertebrates, move through the air by releasing one or more gossamer threads to catch the wind, causing them to become airborne at the mercy of air currents and electric fields.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballooning_(spider)


23 posted on 10/04/2023 1:22:29 PM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: jacknhoo
Ballooning (spider)
Ballooning, sometimes called kiting, is a process by which spiders,...

Here's a picture of them.


Spiders ballooning

26 posted on 10/04/2023 1:32:54 PM PDT by Bounced2X (Boomer - I survived childhood with no bike helmet.)
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