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Re: bauplan convergence

To: dinosaur@usc.edu
Subject: Re: bauplan convergence
From: Betty Cunningham <bettyc@flyinggoat.com>
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2000 15:56:43 -0700
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there are 'parasailing' spiders that travel to new locations on spider
silk used as a sail*.
Why evolve wings when you can get where you want to go with what you
have?

-Betty
*or would the term be more correctly 'flotation device'?

Dinogeorge@aol.com wrote:
(Wonder why there are no flying spiders. Maybe the insects beat them to
it?)

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