Tagged: spiders

Ballooning Spiders

November 28, 2011 at 3:40 pm

It’s an arachnophobe’s worst nightmare. Thousands of tiny spiders flying through the air, carried by the  wind to mercilessly attack all those who cross their path. They travel with one purpose in mind – our destruction. Ok, so I was joking about spiders hellbent on our destruction, but believe it or not some spiders are […]

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Ballooning With the Stegodyphus Spider

October 2, 2011 at 11:09 pm

This spider is a little guy, and that is the only reason his mode of transport works. When the Stegodyphus wants to move long distances it takes to the wind. It will raise its tail in the air and release a large amount of threads in the air. After it has released enough the wind […]

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