I have just now seen a spider that has wings and can fly. But, nowhere in the internet has it been stated that any species of spider can fly......I am sure what i had seen is a spider by all means.........so, if anyone knows of such a species, please answer.
2006-11-24 05:44:14 · 10 answers · asked by krishna c 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Well there are no "flying" spiders, by that I mean that there are no spiders that have wings. However, many groups of spiders have babies that can fly, well technically they float in the air. Many young spiders have the ability to "balloon", this is accomplished by releasing a strand of silk that can be picked up by air currents, this whisps them off to all sorts of remote locations.
I think what you might have seen can be some sort of crane fly (Tipulidae) or even a phantom crane fly (Chaoboridae). They have long spindly legs that hang and they resemble many of the common cellar spiders (Pholcidae). Have a look at the following images.
Many fruit flies have mottled patterns on their wings that make them apear to have an extra set of legs, this makes them superficially resemble spiders as well.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/70219
http://bugguide.net/node/view/12422
here is the spider:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/83772
fruit fly:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/59167
Hope this helps!
2006-11-24 05:58:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no .i don think there are any species of spiders that r known to fly!! if u say there is a spider with two spread wings buzzing around ur house,in that case there should be some species somewhere in the world that has atleast something like a external covering of a wing sheet something like a cockroach,but no such intermediates r found yet
2006-11-26 17:19:15 · answer #2 · answered by maheshb 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. A lot of spiders 'balloon' as a manner of transport. This involves letting out a length of web silk and riding the air currents on. No species of spider has wings, though.
2006-11-24 05:59:32 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never seen a spider swallow a fly but I have seen a swallow kill a spider or two in my time.
2016-03-29 07:40:32 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Question for the oncoming answerers,
I've seen a four winged ant witha long tail for its size of course
pls give info on this too
2006-11-25 04:44:09 · answer #5 · answered by HAMBYDEN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well see, i have never seen one. but in all probability it might be a rare one whose capability of flying developed due to some sort of mutation in it's genes which control movement.
well, i hope this helps you.
2006-11-24 05:48:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't know this name but there is a1 species that can cross atlantic ocean with on only his string.
2006-11-25 23:36:06 · answer #7 · answered by rohan s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow thats cool i never seen one but i saw this one movie called spiderman and he can realy fly....ahahah
2006-11-24 05:51:52 · answer #8 · answered by nik3z_11 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No---from what I understand--they were all devoured by the four-legged sparrow !!
2006-11-24 05:53:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
uhu...never...only flying spiderman
2006-11-24 06:33:12 · answer #10 · answered by Afreen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋