Butterflies and moths collect so much static electricity whilst in flight, that pollen grains from flowers can be pulled by static electricity across air gaps of several millimetres or centimetres
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University of Bristol
Butterflies accumulate enough static electricity to attract pollen without contact
The finding, published today in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, suggests that this likely increases their efficiency and effectiveness as pollinators.
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Physicists finally know what creates static electricity: The beginning and the end of the sliding motion that produces static electricity experience different forces – resulting in a charge differential between the front and the back that results in the crackle of static electricity.
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ScienceAlert
We Finally Know What Creates Static Electricity, After Thousands of Years
So simple.
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Static electricity pulls worm through air to its insect victim ⚡🐛🦗 - Electrostatic charges may help roundworms infect a wide variety of hosts 🌍🔌
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Bull’s-eye! Static electricity pulls worm through air to its insect victim
Electrostatic charges may help roundworms infect a wide variety of hosts