Spiders really can do it all. I guess that’s what you get for having eight limbs and eight eyes (most of the time), super-strong silk, and legs that act like ears . Web spinners have dominated the land while fishing spiders have conquered water, but did you know that there are also spiders that can fly? The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Flying spiders exhibit a behavior known as “ballooning,” and it can take them to all sorts of places. Just ask the salticids , jumping spiders that are also known to get around by air.

How did the jumping spider cross the mountain range?

Earlier this year, a whole new genus of jumping spiders was discovered in the alpine regions of Aotearoa New Zealand. The most widespread of t

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