Flying spiders in tropical countries are common, bewitching, frightening. In the middle lane, migration is not so pronounced, but it occurs. At spiders there are no wings, so everyone will answer that they can’t fly. They crawl well, some jump. But thanks web able to migrate over a long distance - up to several kilometers.
How spiders fly on a web
The animal descends on a cobweb down, waiting for a gust of wind. Sometimes the female forms a cocoon, lays eggs there, sits on top, prepares for the journey. The wind picks up a thin weightless cobweb, carries a long distance. A photo of a flying spider is located below.
It is impossible to predict in advance how the flight will end. A lot of obstacles on the way - tall grass, bushes, trees. A flying animal washes several meters or kilometers.
Interesting!
During a successful long journey, spiders control speed by adjusting the length of the web. At short speed increases, at long - it slows down. If you have a bite, the flight ends. To land successfully, you need to throw a new cobweb onto the plant, tree branches.
Why do spiders fly on the web?
The migration process is a natural phenomenon, but some spiders do not know how to fly even on a web. Small representatives of the family of arachnids are engaged in flights - tenuras, side walkers, wolves. All the rest live all their lives in one locality or settle in the neighborhood.
Flying spiders are preparing for a journey in late September. In this way, the young generation is ready to mate, as well as females with a cocoon, inside which there are eggs. Such an aspiration is connected with a way of life. Many spiders live alone, gather in pairs only during the mating period. The rest of the time they independently hunt in a certain territory.
Young spiders, after being born, drop a thin cobweb, hang in the air, waiting for a gust of wind. Air flows carry them in different directions, settling them in the neighborhood. Arachnids rise up to 1000 m, fly hundreds of kilometers safely. In tropical countries, mass flight inspires fear among locals and tourists. The sky seems to be overcast.
Interesting!
In 2013, British scientists proved that the web can accumulate statistical current. Due to this feature, the threads repel, do not tangled. In laboratory conditions, without spurts of wind, spiders rose. It was worth turning off the electromagnetic field, as they fell.
