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

Named for an ancient Roman crossbow-like weapon, the newly found “ballista” spider uses a springy snare to catch prey.

A tiny spider in the rainforests of Queensland has figured out how to hunt prey far more powerful and dangerous than itself, ...

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

A newly discovered spider from Australia uses its silk to craft a spring-loaded, cone-shaped death trap that catapults its ...

In northern Australia, a newly described “ballista spider” appears to hunt only one species: the green tree ant. Its ...

According to their findings, published in the journal Current Biology, the ballista spider resides on trees occupied by the ...

A new spider species has been discovered in the rainforests of north Queensland that is capable of weaving powerful ...

A man has been prosecuted after a cat lost a leg when it was caught in a spring-loaded trap he had set. Mark Hewitson, 58, admitted at Preston Crown Court that he had caused unnecessary suffering to a ...

“I began designing a character to survive my life. That character is Keke Palmer,” she explained. “Approachable, capable, and funny. A small container my full range could exist inside of without ...