The ballista spider builds sophisticated spring-loaded snares to catapult its prey. Newly discovered, the ballista spider ...
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New-to-science spider builds trap that flings ants into the air
A spider living in the rainforests of Queensland, Australia, builds a snare trap reminiscent of a Roman-era ballista weapon ...
A tiny spider in the rainforests of Queensland has figured out how to hunt prey far more powerful and dangerous than itself, ...
Scientists have discovered a “ballista spider” that builds a spring-powered silk trap designed specifically to catch aggressive green tree ants. The ant unknowingly triggers the mechanism itself, ...
Scientists discovered that the Australian “ballista spider” uses a silk cone trap to catapult prey into its web, a feat of ...
Researchers have identified a remarkable new arachnid species in Northern Australia, nicknamed "Ballista," that uses extreme ...
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