Researchers say their hunting method - which allows them to prey on dangerous ants - is unprecedented.
The snare's "exceptionally high power" flings the ant into a bigger web at "15 times the most extreme g-forces experienced by jet pilots", said lead researcher Prof Ajay Narendra.
"The snare mechanism seems to have evolved as a highly specialised way of allowing the spider to 'pick off' potentially hazardous prey one at a time and transport them a safe distance away from ant trails and nests," researcher Dr Jonas Wolff said.
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DearMoogle@piefed.social · 29 pts · 65d
And so the ant victim seemingly disappears, no pheromone trail for other ants to follow and cause harm to the spider. Mother Nature is so clever!
Techranger@infosec.pub · 2 pts · 63d
I wonder how they figure out how to do that. Are they really that intelligent? Fascinating if so!
Gsus4@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 63d
blackouttripleseven@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 12 pts · 65d
spring trap?!?!?!? from the famous video game series five nights at freddy's?!?!?!?
very cool spider tho
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 64d
It's not like FNAF invented the term or anything.
Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club · 6 pts · 65d
Whoa, this is amazing! I know there are an insane amount of spoder species out there, but how we keep discovering completely new hunting techniques is awesome.
What's next, spiders with harpoons?
yt/r60hx-pVPrY, yt/Da7MCEz1dhs (more info)
kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 63d
Why no video of antapult?
Danarchy@lemmy.nz · 4 pts · 65d
I thought it was a spring with a boxing glove on the end at first but this is cool too… I GUESS
Sv443@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 64d
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