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.
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This spider is not like the others, it catapults its prey into a trap at 140 times Earth’s gravity
Anewly identified spider from the tropical rainforests of northern Australia has unveiled a hunting technique unlike any ...
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