flying spiders

[darkoshi]

I had supposed that spiders jump from high places, ejecting a strand of silk behind them as they fall, to move between places quickly, and as an initial part of building their webs.
But I didn't know they can actually fly on the wind using untethered strands of silk:

How Spiders Use Silk to Fly | ScienceTake (video, posted on 2018/06/26)

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[tally]

O: This is the coolest video I have seen in awhile!