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3mo ago

Australian 'Ballista' Spider Launches Green Tree Ants With Spring-Loaded Silk Trap

Field videos with lab analyses show the trap stores elastic energy that releases in milliseconds to fling ants into the spider’s web suggesting a rare link between extreme biomechanics and prey specialization.

6 ARTICLES

6mo ago

Ant Queens Clone Males of Another Species to Build Hybrid Workforces

Ants

Australian 'Ballista' Spider Launches Green Tree Ants With Spring-Loaded Silk Trap

Antscan Releases Open 3D Library of 2,193 Ants Scanned at Synchrotron Speed

Amber Time Capsules Hint at Ancient Ant Interactions

Ants Built Bigger Societies by Making Cheaper, ‘Squishier’ Workers, Study Finds

Ant Queens Clone Males of Another Species to Build Hybrid Workforces

Iberian Harvester Ant Queens Clone Another Species to Produce Workers

Ant Queens Clone Males of Another Species to Build Hybrid Workforces