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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ ( yogthos@lemmy.ml )  to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months ago

Scientists discover ‘ballista spider’ that launches prey at 140x the force of gravity

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Scientists discover ‘ballista spider’ that launches prey at 140x the force of gravity

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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ ( yogthos@lemmy.ml )  to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months ago
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Scientists discover ‘ballista spider’ that launches prey at 140x the force of gravity - Dexerto
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The spider, which has yet to be officially named but has been dubbed the ‘ballista spider’, uses web traps to launch prey into its nest.
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    4 months ago

    The paper itself has a really well put together video explaining the situation. It also has a real-time shot of the ant being slung upwards very fast.

    Thanks for the link.

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