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, ...

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

new video loaded: Newly Discovered Spider Captures Ants in Spring-Loaded Trap The ballista spider discovered in Queensland, Australia, was named after an ancient Roman crossbow, and creates a ...

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

The spider, which has yet to be officially named but has been dubbed the ‘ballista spider’, uses web traps to launch prey ...

An international team of researchers has discovered a remarkable new spider species in the rainforest of North Queensland ...

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 yet unnamed Australian spider weaponizes silk to hunt a single ant species. With great silk, comes great adaptability.

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

Deep in the rainforests of far north Queensland, Australia, scientists have discovered a tiny spider with an extraordinary ...