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  1. fridaysforfuture, but everyday (paulfree14@todon.nl)'s status on Thursday, 12-Jul-2018 07:22:16 EDT fridaysforfuture, but everyday fridaysforfuture, but everyday

    ''#Spiders have been found two-and-a-half miles up in the air, and 1,000 miles out to sea.''

    ''It is commonly believed that ballooning works because the silk catches on the wind, dragging the spider with it. But that doesn’t entirely make sense, especially since spiders only balloon during light winds.''

    ''spiders can sense the Earth’s electric field, and use it to launch themselves into the air.''

    https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/the-electric-flight-of-spiders/564437/

    In conversation Thursday, 12-Jul-2018 07:22:16 EDT from todon.nl permalink

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    1. Spiders Can Fly Hundreds of Miles Using Electricity
      from The Atlantic
      Scientists are finally starting to understand the centuries-old mystery of “ballooning.”
    1. Kim Reece (feonixrift@x0r.be)'s status on Thursday, 12-Jul-2018 07:42:19 EDT Kim Reece Kim Reece
      in reply to

      @paulfree14
      Literal actual spidey sense! Whoa!

      In conversation Thursday, 12-Jul-2018 07:42:19 EDT from x0r.be permalink
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