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Spiderlings preparing to balloon

Five spiderlings with extended legs on a flower tip.

Square-ended crab spiderlings climb to the tip of a harakeke flower head in preparation to balloon.

Spiderlings use ballooning as a form of passive dispersal to find new habitats and avoid competition with siblings.

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