The amazing world of animals AnimalsAustralia: where spiders rain down from the sky - video report
The Australian town of Goulburn, NSW, was recently covered by spiders raining from the sky, but how did it happen and why? Whilst this would probably cause mass panic in the US or UK, 'spider rain' is not uncommon across parts of Australia. Some species of spiders climb to the tops of plants and trees and leap off, using their web-silk as tiny parachutes to help them migrate - a process known as ballooningMon 18 May 2015 17.19 BST First published on Mon 18 May 2015 17.19 BST
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