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'Spider rain' reported in Australia
short by Chhavi Tyagi / on Wednesday, 20 May, 2015
As per reports, millions of baby spiders rained from the sky last week in Goulburn town of Australia. While the locals citizens think their town has been invaded by spiders, scientists explain that 'spider rain' happens when large groups of spiders migrate all at once using air-borne dispersal, called 'ballooning'. Similar incidents were also reported in Texas and Brazil recently.
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