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Spider Testing the Wind with Ballooning Silk

September 19, 2025September 16, 2019 by Steve Creek
Close-up of a spider on a birdhouse releasing silk strands upward during ballooning behavior, testing wind without taking off.

A spider showed ballooning behavior on my birdhouse, releasing silk to test wind but staying put when flight wasn’t right.

Categories Arkansas Wildlife Locations, Spiders Tags ballooning, Canon lens, Nature Photography, ouachita national forest, spider, web shooting, Wildlife Photography

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