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

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.

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

New spider that hunts dangerous ants using a spring-loaded trap discovered by scientists in Australia - A ballista spider’s trap can launch ants at an acceleration comparable to a severe car crash ...

Researchers have documented a newly recognised spider that uses a spring-powered silk snare to catch the aggressive green ...

Predator-prey interactions have created some of the coolest strategies in the animal world. From mesmerizing cuttlefish, to head-popping mosquitoes, the world’s animals have come up with some pretty ...

This resource is part of Science Friday’s Educator Phenomena Forum and was developed collaboratively by Jose Rivas, an engineering and AP science teacher in Lennox, California, and Sarah Han, a PhD ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The spider has been nicknamed the "ballista" for the speed and force with which it flings prey into its web [Macquarie University] ...

A new species of spider that weaves a catapult-like silk trap to snare a single ant species has been discovered in the remote rainforests of northern Australia. Researchers believe the nocturnal ...