Predator-prey interactions have created some of the coolest strategies in the animal world. From mesmerizing cuttlefish, to head-popping mosquitoes, the world’s animals have come up with some pretty ...

The Australian ballista spider builds a spring-loaded snare that is set off by ants of one species only. The power is in the ...

There’s more than one way a spider can spin its web. Some construct large vertical orb webs, while others build horizontal ...

Researchers say their hunting method - which allows them to prey on dangerous ants - is unprecedented.

The ballista spider builds sophisticated spring-loaded snares to catapult its prey. Newly discovered, the ballista spider ...

A tiny spider in the rainforests of Queensland has figured out how to hunt prey far more powerful and dangerous than itself, using a weapon that took scientists completely by surprise.

Scientists discovered that the Australian “ballista spider” uses a silk cone trap to catapult prey into its web, a feat of spider engineering never before observed.

A newfound type of spider in Australia builds an elaborate spring-loaded snare to catapult prey into its web. Researchers ...

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New spider that hunts dangerous ants using a spring-loaded trap discovered by scientists in Australia - A ballista spider’s trap can launch ants at an acceleration comparable to a severe car crash ...