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Spiders are able to fly at high altitudes and across long distances through a behavior named ballooning, and a new study revealed that the Earth's electric field gives the insects' flights a boost.

Spiders can't fly, but they can naturally paraglide. Their ability is known as ballooning, and scientists have now shown that it extends further than windy thermals. Electric fields are strong enough ...