Spiders gathered in unusual clusters at a field east of the Huffman post office recently, spreading silky thread over fireweed and other plants. Fairbanks spider expert Brandi Fleshman, a Master's degree student, says it might have been a mass attempt to disperse themselves to a new location, a process called ballooning.
Spiders gathered in unusual clusters at a field east of the Huffman post office recently, and apparently spread silky thread over fireweed and other plants. Fairbanks spider expert Brandi Fleshman, a Master's degree student, says it might have been a mass attempt to disperse themselves to a new location, a process called ballooning.
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