Spiders riding electric fields

A spider moves up and down as the experiment’s electric field is switched on and off — Erica L. Morley and Daniel Robert, Current Biology (2018), Video S1, CC BY 4.0. Original full 32-second experiment; voltage labels retained.

Some release silk to “balloon” through the air. In lab experiments, electric fields lifted spiders even without wind.

A small spider raises its body while releasing ballooning silk — Michael Hutchinson / University of Bristol research release.

The air above your garden has more going on than you can see.

Spiders can fly without wings.
Some release silk to “balloon” through the air. In lab experiments, electric fields lifted spiders even without wind.
The air above your garden has more going on than you can see.

Spiders riding electric fields

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