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The Hidden World of Electrostatic Ecology

The Quanta Podcast

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This chapter explores how small creatures like bees and spiders use static electricity for survival strategies, including navigation and predator avoidance. It highlights groundbreaking research in aerial electroreception, revealing the influential role of electric fields in their behavior and ecological interactions.

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