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This tiny Australian spider uses a high‑powered web catapult to trap and eat aggressive ants

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This tiny Australian spider uses a high‑powered web catapult to trap and eat aggressive ants

Ajay Narendra, Macquarie University There’s more than one way a spider can spin its web. Some construct large…

byAjay Narendra

June 29, 2026