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  2. Ballooning (spider) - Wikipedia

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    Ballooning, sometimes called kiting, is a process by which spiders, and some other small invertebrates, move through the air by releasing one or more gossamer threads to catch the wind, causing them to become airborne at the mercy of air currents and electric fields. A 2018 study concluded that electric fields provide enough force to lift ...

  3. Venomous flying spiders? Here's why Oklahomans shouldn't ...

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    Many spiders, like crab spiders, can fly long distances by ballooning, according to a report in the journal Current Biology. Giant flying spiders might invade the northeast.

  4. Joro spider spotted in Boston for first time. What to know ...

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    Joro spiders were first spotted in the U.S. 10 years ago, and experts warned at the beginning of the summer that the spiders were moving into the Northeast. Now, it seems at least one has arrived ...

  5. Joro spiders are back in the news. Here's what the experts ...

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    The babies can: using a tactic called “ballooning," young Joro spiders can use their webs to harness the winds and electromagnetic currents of the Earth to travel relatively long distances.

  6. Aeroplankton - Wikipedia

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    Ballooning, sometimes called kiting, is a process by which spiders, and some other small invertebrates, move through the air by releasing one or more gossamer threads to catch the wind, causing them to become airborne at the mercy of air currents. [64] [65] A spider (usually limited to individuals of a small species), or spiderling after ...

  7. Giant "flying" Joro spider sighting confirmed in Pennsylvania

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    The invasive Joro spider has been spotted in Pennsylvania as it continues to spread in the U.S. The giant species was first seen in Georgia a decade ago. Giant "flying" Joro spider sighting ...

  8. How venomous are the flying spiders coming to New York ... - AOL

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    A new study warns that giant, invasive Joro spiders could spread across the Northeast, including in Rochester. Initially spotted in Georgia in 2013-14, their population has surged in the Southeast

  9. Larinioides sclopetarius - Wikipedia

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    Larinioides sclopetarius, commonly called bridge-spider [1] or gray cross-spider, is a relatively large orb-weaver spider with Holarctic distribution. These spiders originated in Europe, have been observed as south as the Mediterranean Coast and as north as Finland, and have been introduced to North America.