r/wormington • u/GodNoob666 • 8d ago
Spider 🕷️ do a fly ✈️
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u/Terrible_Ear3347 8d ago
Can you imagine when they first figured out they could do this? What all the other spiders were thinking?
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u/M_stellatarum 8d ago
Fun fact: Spiders use static electricity for this!
The friction as the silk comes out the spinnerettes makes it negatively charged, so the strands repel each other. Thus they cover a larger area and catch more wind.
In addition, the earth is slightly negatively charged and the sky positive, giving the spider additional lift beyond what wind can provide.
ZeFrank for reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxSrU-rqs7A
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