Describing the movement or behavior of organisms that orient themselves in response to wind direction and force.
From Greek anemos (wind) plus tactic (relating to arrangement or movement), describing organisms that move or turn in relation to wind stimuli.
Many insects and spiders are anemotactic—they use wind direction to navigate like we use landmarks, and some actually fly upwind to find the source of a smell, which is why moths can find mates from miles away by following scent trails on the wind!
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