This Newly Discovered Spider Builds a Unique Web That Sends Ants Catapulting Through the Air (opens in new tab)

Covers 2 stories including This tiny Australian spider uses a high-powered web catapult to trap and eat aggressive ants

Flung prey can reach speeds of up to 14.4 feet per second, or a little less than ten miles per hour. An insect will land in the spider's main web around one foot above the spring-loaded trap

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