Equally intriguing is that the trap is triggered not by the spider but by the specific ant species. Other ants on the same tree rarely reacted to the trap. Only the targeted green tree ants bite the ...

(NewsNation) — Scientists have discovered a spider that hunts by creating its own catapult. The spider, found in the Australian rainforest, has a unique hunting method: a spring-loaded silk trap that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Newly discovered, the ballista spider rests underneath a leaf during the day. Scientists have witnessed the spider build a trap ...

Inside the cracked concrete of a parking garage in Ibagué, Colombia, a spider smaller than a grain of rice spins a messy web across a mortar joint and waits. When an ant blunders into the silk, the ...

Close-up of weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina), weaver ants or rangrang ants, macro weaver ants in a green foliage© Faisal.k/Shutterstock.com Scientists have discovered a spider species deep in the ...

Learn how the newly discovered ballista spider builds a durable snare specialized in trapping a single ant species. A newly discovered spider species has developed a highly sophisticated trap that ...

There’s no easy way to catch a green tree ant. These aggressive arthropods have a powerful bite and can spray acid into the wound. It’s no wonder that few predators dare to hunt them, but scientists ...