Newly discovered, the ballista spider rests underneath a leaf during the day. Scientists have witnessed the spider build a ...

The Australian ballista spider builds a spring-loaded snare that is set off by ants of one species only. The power is in the ...

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

In a groundbreaking discovery in Ecuador's Amazon, scientists have identified a unique spider species, Taczanowskia waska, ...

Lead researcher Professor Ajay Narendra said the trap may even be chemically baited.

Scientists have discovered a “ballista spider” that builds a spring-powered silk trap designed specifically to catch aggressive green tree ants. The ant unknowingly triggers the mechanism itself, ...

Have you recently spotted a spider peeking out from a brown, curled-up leaf in your garden? Chances are you're sharing your yard with the leaf-curling spider, Phonognatha graeffei (pronounced ...

A spider that can construct an elaborate booby-trap to catapult prey directly into its web has been discovered lurking in the Australian rainforest.

A new spider species has been discovered in the rainforests of north Queensland that is capable of weaving powerful ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Reddit A tiny spider in China's Yunnan rain forest has stunned scientists by seeming to be a curled dead leaf ...

A team of researchers from the Centre of the SAVA Region and the University of Antananarivo, both in Madagascar, and one from the University of Goettingen in Germany, has found evidence of a huntsman ...