Named for an ancient Roman crossbow-like weapon, the newly found “ballista” spider uses a springy snare to catch prey.
Scientists discovered that the Australian “ballista spider” uses a silk cone trap to catapult prey into its web, a feat of ...
A spider that can construct an elaborate booby-trap to catapult prey directly into its web has been discovered lurking in the Australian rainforest.
Anewly identified spider from the tropical rainforests of northern Australia has unveiled a hunting technique unlike any ...