The ballista spider builds sophisticated spring-loaded snares to catapult its prey. Newly discovered, the ballista spider rests underneath a leaf during the day. Scientists have witnessed the spider ...

The discovery of the Chilean recluse spider (Loxosceles laeta) in Porto is the first record of this venomous species in Iberia. Researchers say its discreet behaviour means the risk to the public is ...

The Cairo Spiny Mouse was retired from the Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail at Disney’s Animal Kingdom late last year. The space has now been taken over by a spider tortoise. The mouse, pictured above ...

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, ...

A newfound type of spider in Australia builds an elaborate spring-loaded snare to catapult prey into its web. Researchers have nicknamed the ingenious creatures “ballista spiders” after the large ...

A newly discovered spider uses an ingenious method to launch its prey into the air, named after an ancient Roman weapon. The ballista spider was discovered in the rainforests of Far North Queensland.

On a nighttime field survey in the Ecuadorian Amazon, a researcher spotted something on the underside of a leaf that looked exactly like a fungus consuming a spider. It had the pale, elongated growths ...

The spider has been nicknamed the "ballista" for the speed and force with which it flings prey into its web A new species of spider which weaves a catapult-like silk trap to snare a single type of ant ...

Ajay Narendra, Pranav Joshi, Daniele Liprandi, Gregory J Anderson, Jonas Wolff, CC BY There’s more than one way a spider can spin its web. Some construct large vertical orb webs, while others build ...

Insomniac’s Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has hit another sales milestone: it’s now up to 10 million copies sold as of February 4, 2024. Sony said previously Spider-Man 2 was the fastest-selling PlayStation ...

Sony’s biggest game of 2023 is nearly here. Spider-Man 2 follows the 2018 original and 2020 follow-up, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, which combined to sell over 33 million copies as of June 2022. The ...