Two Spiders Ready to Balloon (IMAGE)

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

Two Spiders Ready to Balloon

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Two male Erigone spiders on a grass seed head. The lower one is in a pre-ballooning posture ready to disperse, known as the "tip-toe" position.

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Rothamsted Research

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