A tiny Australian spider has been found using a silk-powered catapult trap to fling aggressive green tree ants into its web.

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

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Invasive Species Council (ISC) has raised concerns about this unusual rafting behaviour as Australia prepares for more ...

Newly discovered, the ballista spider rests underneath a leaf during the day. Scientists have witnessed the spider build a ...

If Australia does not ramp up fire ant eradication efforts, the invasive species will cause billion-dollar economic impacts ...

Australia’s native meat ants are struggling. Invasive species of foreign ants have a foothold on the continent, and are increasingly outcompeting their native rivals for territory. Beyond simple ...

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Lead researcher Professor Ajay Narendra said the trap may even be chemically baited.