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A recently discovered spider species in Australia’s tropical rainforests has stunned researchers with a hunting technique ...

The spider, which has yet to be officially named but has been dubbed the ‘ballista spider’, uses web traps to launch prey ...

Flung prey can reach speeds of up to 14.4 feet per second, or a little less than ten miles per hour. An insect will land in ...

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

Scientists discovered that the Australian “ballista spider” uses a silk cone trap to catapult prey into its web, a feat of ...

A new spider species has been discovered in the rainforests of north Queensland that is capable of weaving powerful ...

A spider that can construct an elaborate booby-trap to catapult prey directly into its web has been discovered lurking in the Australian rainforest.

A spider that can construct an elaborate booby-trap to catapult prey directly into its web has been discovered lurking in the Australian rainforest.

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