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 ...

The Australian ballista spider builds a spring-loaded snare that is set off by ants of one species only. The power is in the ...

Researchers say their hunting method - which allows them to prey on dangerous ants - is unprecedented.

Newly discovered, the ballista spider rests underneath a leaf during the day. Scientists have witnessed the spider build a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you have never seen what happens in parts of Australia during spider season, it might shock you. Inside History shared some ...

Scientists discovered that the Australian “ballista spider” uses a silk cone trap to catapult prey into its web, a feat of spider engineering never before observed.

There’s more than one way a spider can spin its web. Some construct large vertical orb webs, while others build horizontal sheet webs or tangled cobwebs that ensnare crawling insects. There’s also ...

A spider living in the rainforests of Queensland, Australia, builds a snare trap reminiscent of a Roman-era ballista weapon that it uses to catapult green tree ants into a web 30 centimetres above ...

If you have never seen what happens in parts of Australia during spider season, it might shock you. Inside History shared some photos of fields that look like they're dusted with snow...but it isn't ...