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Scientists have discovered a spider that hunts by creating its own catapult. The spider, found in the Australian rainforest, has a unique hunting method: a spring-loaded silk trap that launches its ...

In fact, this newly discovered species, which scientists are calling the ballista spider, hunts green tree ants exclusively ...

Named for an ancient Roman crossbow-like weapon, the newly found “ballista” spider uses a springy snare to catch prey. By K. R. Callaway In the dead of night, a predator lays its traps in the ...

In an unprecedented example of hunting specialisation, the ballista spider has evolved a silk-powered snare that targets just one species of ant, launching its prey into the air with astonishing power ...

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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 have discovered a spider species deep in the rainforests of Queensland, Australia, that uses a sophisticated snare to trap its aggressive prey. The species is still unnamed, but for now, ...