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

A spider living in the rainforests of Queensland, Australia, builds a snare trap reminiscent of a Roman-era ballista weapon ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Predator-prey interactions have created some of the coolest strategies in the animal world. From mesmerizing cuttlefish, to ...

An international team of researchers have discovered a remarkable new spider species in the rainforest of north Queensland that spins an ingenious and powerful spring-actuated snare to catch a single ...

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, ...