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.
The spider has been nicknamed the "ballista" for the speed and force with which it flings prey into its web A new species of spider which weaves a catapult-like silk trap to snare a single type of ant ...
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New spider uses spring-loaded death trap
A newly-discovered spider uses a unique, "spring-loaded" web trap to snatch its prey from a safe distance! California-based Taylor Farms pulls iceberg lettuce from US amid cyclosporiasis outbreak ...
A new species of spider which weaves a catapult-like silk trap to snare a single type of ant has been discovered in the remote rainforests of northern Australia. Researchers believe the nocturnal ...
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