A spider living in the rainforests of Queensland, Australia, builds a snare trap reminiscent of a Roman-era ballista weapon that it uses to catapult green tree ants into a web 30 centimetres above
Researchers from Greifswald and Australia have observed how a spider outsmarts particularly defensive ants. It is a "the most powerful known fishing system in the animal kingdom."
With a sophisticated trap, an Australian spider catapults ants into its web - and thus even surpasses other species of spiders in terms of fishing technique.
With a sophisticated trap, an Australian spider catapults ants into its web – and thus surpasses other species of spiders in terms of fishing technique.