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

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A newly-discovered spider uses a unique, "spring-loaded" web trap to snatch its prey from a safe distance!

Scientists discovered that the Australian “ballista spider” uses a silk cone trap to catapult prey into its web, a feat of spider engineering never before observed.

This nocturnal rainforest spider has evolved an unusually specialized hunting strategy, using a silk-powered snare to target ...

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

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

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 spider's main web about a foot above the spring-loaded trap ...

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

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