Named for an ancient Roman crossbow-like weapon, the newly found “ballista” spider uses a springy snare to catch prey. By K. R. Callaway In the dead of night, a predator lays its traps in the ...
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In fact, this newly discovered species, which scientists are calling the ballista spider, hunts green tree ants exclusively ...