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mrmhead On March 27, 2024




NE, Ohio
#1New Post! Jul 20, 2018 @ 16:38:58
No, it's not a new fad like fidget spinners or pet rocks.

Did you know that spiders can fly? Biologists call it “ballooning.” Spiders spin a strand of silk, it juts into the air, and off they go. Airborne arachnids have been found as high as 4 km off the ground.

Spiders and Space Weather

In a paper published in the July 5th edition of Current Biology, they proved that spiders can propel themselves using electric fields.


... though it would be a cool name for a band.
Leon On December 21, 2023




San Diego, California
#2New Post! Jul 20, 2018 @ 16:46:14
4 kilometers? Holy s***.
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