A tiny spider in the rainforests of Queensland has figured out how to hunt prey far more powerful and dangerous than itself, ...

Scientists discovered that the Australian “ballista spider” uses a silk cone trap to catapult prey into its web, a feat of ...

Anewly identified spider from the tropical rainforests of northern Australia has unveiled a hunting technique unlike any ...

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 recently discovered spider species in Australia’s tropical rainforests has stunned researchers with a hunting technique ...

In northern Australia, a newly described “ballista spider” appears to hunt only one species: the green tree ant. Its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spiders might seem like a symbol specific to Halloween, but the eight-legged creatures actually play an important part in another ...

Spiders are often maligned for being creepy critters, but they are some of the most environmentally friendly pest regulators. Because they actively feed on flies, moths, mosquitoes and roaches, ...

The link between tree diversity and spider populations can help homeowners and other land managers better plan tree plantings to naturally mitigate the effects of climate change. Spiders are often ...