Scientists discovered that the Australian “ballista spider” uses a silk cone trap to catapult prey into its web, a feat of ...

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

A newly discovered spider in Queensland builds a four-hour silk catapult that uses aggressive ants to trigger their own ...

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

The so-called ballista spider lives in an Australian rainforest. It uses a spring loaded trap to launch its prey into a web.