The Electric Worm Gets the Fly

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The Electric Worm Gets The Fly

By The New York Times

For small creatures, static electricity is very dynamic. Bumblebees use electric fields to find pollen, spiders spin web silk that is attracted to statically charged prey, and caterpillars avoid predators by detecting electric fields. Now, scientists ...Read more

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