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This tiny Australian spider uses a high-powered web catapult to trap and eat aggressive ants (opens in new tab)

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The ballista spider only feeds on extremely fierce green tree ants – so it has evolved sophisticated tools to safely catch its prey.

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ScienceAlert·

Scientists Discover a Spider That Catapults Prey Into Its Web at a Brutal 140 G

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kite.kagi.com·

Australian researchers describe spider that catapults ants

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Phys.org·

This tiny Australian spider uses a high‑powered web catapult to trap and eat aggressive ants

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