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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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A tiny spider in the rainforests of Queensland has figured out how to hunt prey far more powerful and dangerous than itself, ...

New spider that hunts dangerous ants using a spring-loaded trap discovered by scientists in Australia - A ballista spider’s ...

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

Protecting natural habitat, reducing pesticide use and planting native flowers can help maintain healthy populations.