BALLOONING

Ballooning

Ballooning, sometimes called kiting, is a behaviour in which spiders and some other invertebrates use air-borne dispersal to move between locations.

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ballooning

Noun

  1. The sport or hobby of flying in a balloon.
  2. The mechanical kiting used by spiders, mites, caterpillars, etc. to travel through the air.

Verb

ballooning

Adjective

  1. Growing rapidly as a balloon.
  2. Rising high in the air.


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