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The spider has been nicknamed the "ballista" for the speed and force with which it flings prey into its web A new species of spider which weaves a catapult-like silk trap to snare a single type of ant ...

A new species of spider which weaves a catapult-like silk trap to snare a single type of ant has been discovered in the remote rainforests of northern Australia. Researchers believe the nocturnal ...

A newly discovered spider in Australia builds a snare trap designed to catch a single species of ant, which launches the prey into its web with a g-force that would kill a human. Researchers have ...

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When most silk-spinning spiders hunt, they build a web and wait for prey to blunder into it. But a newly discovered species from Australia instead uses its silk to craft a spring-loaded, cone-shaped ...