The hairs on the seed work like a parachute. The milkweed seeds can glide and float through the air. The seeds glide for miles and miles. The seeds fly for a long time. The parachute can glide or float through the air too.
Animals can glide through the air.
Some fish, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals can also glide through the air. Here is a flying fish. This fish can jump out of the water and glide. Here is a flying lizard. The lizard is a reptile that can glide through the air.