And it’s important, because the ability to balloon, sometimes going great distances, has allowed spiders, particularly the sheet web spiders, to reach almost every corner of the Earth.

Spiders are known for having eight legs, but as it seems, these arthropods can sometimes fly using a technique known to the scientific community as ‘ballooning.’ Image Credit: Michael Hutchinson When ...

Spiders use global electrical fields to fly hundreds of miles without wings, according to new research. The mystery of how wingless arachnids can go airborne for miles and miles has intrigued ...

This practice is called tiptoeing, due to its similarity to the human stance, but spiders save it for a special occasion: They only hold the pose when they're ready to balloon away.

To balloon, the tiny spider will find a launching point and stand on its tippytoes (spiders don't have toes, but the behaviour is called "tiptoeing"), sticking its spinnerets into the air ...

Mystery objects falling from the sky may be spider ‘balloons’ by: Amy Larson Posted: Oct 5, 2023 / 04:56 PM PDT Updated: Oct 5, 2023 / 08:06 PM PDT ...