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- Spring directs spore dispersal in low humidity: horsetail
- Hairs sense environmental cues: insects
- Blind cave-dwellers have super senses: Alabama cavefish
- Capsules launch seeds: Namaqualand mesems
- Senses help avoid storms: swifts
- Mating flights associated with thunderstorms: moths
- Sensitivity encourages return to hive before storm: bees
- Middle ear senses barometric pressure: Eastern pipistrelle bat
- Herd finds fresh food: wildebeests
