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Spider Webs React to Electrically Charged Insects, Increasing Capture Chances [VIDEO]
Insects such as a bees or flies can acquire a positive electric charge while in-flight, which makes them more susceptible to becoming ensnared in a spider web by a force of attraction created by the web's own negative or neutral charge, according to a new study.
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