The mygalomorphs that do balloon express a level of negativegeotropismthat is not expected to be present elsewhere in the lineage.
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It is this negativegeotropismand positive phototactic behaviour which may distinguish ballooning lepidopterans from the primitive non-ballooning lineage.
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Germination of embryos was defined as extension and positivegeotropismof the radicle.
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Darwin also drew attention to the similarities between animals and plants, e.g., sensitivity to touch (thigmotropism), light sensitivity (phototropism), and gravity (geotropism).
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