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Ballista spider uses spring-loaded silk snare to capture aggressive green tree ants

This newly discovered ballista spider catapults ants into a deadly trap

9d ago

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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, launching into the spider’s web in one of nature’s most extraordinary hunting strategies.

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