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by xnx 262 days ago
The golden wheel spider lives in the sand dunes of the Namib Desert. When confronted by a spider-hunting wasp, it can perform a "cartwheeling" maneuver to escape. By tucking in its legs and turning onto its side, it can roll down a sand dune.
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Humans can also do this, sometimes they use tools like a tractor wheel to conver themselves into downhill wheels, often to hillarious effects.