Flying Spiders Sense Meteorological Conditions and Use Nanoscale Fibers to Float on the Wind (IMAGE)

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Flying Spiders Sense Meteorological Conditions and Use Nanoscale Fibers to Float on the Wind

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The crab spider spins out tens of fine silk fibers for its aerial dispersal. A triangular sheet of fibers is observed at the moment of the takeoff.

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Moonsung Cho, Technical University of Berlin.

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