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

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New research seems to bust a common hypothesis for how a Venus flytrap's trap begins to close, while supporting another.

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A man has been prosecuted after a cat lost a leg when it was caught in a spring-loaded trap he had set. Mark Hewitson, 58, admitted at Preston Crown Court that he had caused unnecessary suffering to a ...