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    How spiders fly - GIF and photo

    How spiders fly.



    Fullsize image: https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net...m_fullsize.jpg




    More: https://journals.plos.org/plosbiolog...l.pbio.2004405

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    Hmmmmmm, flying spiders, there’s some nightmare fodder...

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    They refer to those long webs for flying as gossamer webs. The can stay afloat for long periods and travel long distances.

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    It's always a surprise when we're reintroduced to this matron named Nature
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    ...we'll learn more by wandering than searching...

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    Thanks Jon, as I take pictures of spiders, never can take those, it gives me some ideas for making some "tools" for that purpose. ;-)



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