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

Scientists discovered that the Australian “ballista spider” uses a silk cone trap to catapult prey into its web, a feat of ...

A recently discovered spider species in Australia’s tropical rainforests has stunned researchers with a hunting technique ...

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

Flung prey can reach speeds of up to 14.4 feet per second, or a little less than ten miles per hour. An insect will land in ...

Ant attack! Newly discovered spider uses ingenious 'catapult' to catch prey. A newly discovered spider species in the ...

There’s more than one way a spider can spin its web. Some construct large vertical orb webs, while others build horizontal ...

There's more than one way a spider can spin its web. Some construct large vertical orb webs, while others build horizontal ...

Scientists have discovered a “ballista spider” that builds a spring-powered silk trap designed specifically to catch aggressive green tree ants. The ant unknowingly triggers the mechanism itself, ...

A newly discovered spider uses an ingenious method to launch its prey into the air, named after an ancient Roman weapon. The ...