A newfound type of spider in Australia builds an elaborate spring-loaded snare to catapult prey into its web. Researchers have nicknamed the ingenious creatures “ballista spiders” after the large ...
In fact, this newly discovered species, which scientists are calling the ballista spider, hunts green tree ants exclusively ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up of weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina), weaver ants or rangrang ants, macro weaver ants in a green foliage© ...
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New spider from Australia turns silk into a catapult specifically to hunt one dangerous ant
With great silk, comes great adaptability. In northern Australia, a newly described “ballista spider” appears to hunt only one species: the green tree ant. Its spring-loaded snare turns the ant’s own ...
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A ballista spider (Propostira sp.) waits for a green tree ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) to bite the cone of its web and thus spring the snare Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the ...
Close-up of weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina), weaver ants or rangrang ants, macro weaver ants in a green foliage© Faisal.k/Shutterstock.com Scientists have discovered a spider species deep in the ...
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