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Newly described Australian ballista spider builds a spring-loaded snare to catch a single ant species

  • June 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Newly described Australian ballista spider builds a spring-loaded snare to catch a single ant species
An international team of researchers has discovered a remarkable new spider species in the rainforest of North Queensland that spins an ingenious and powerful spring-actuated snare to catch a single species of ant—one ant at a time—in what they describe as "the ultimate specialization."

Originally published at Phys.org

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