Lead researcher Professor Ajay Narendra said the trap may even be chemically baited.

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Instead of waiting for prey to stumble into its web, it uses a spring-loaded trap to launch ants into it. The spider was ...

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A tiny Australian spider has been found using a silk-powered catapult trap to fling aggressive green tree ants into its web.