#arachnid — Public Fediverse posts

How to Befriend a Fly

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://warandpeas.com/2026/08/06/how-to-befriend-a-fly/

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🕷️💨 The jungle #huntsman #spider from #Queensland reached 3.59 meters per second, doubling the previous #arachnid speed record.

Researchers at #Imperial College #London measured 162 #species across four #continents to study spider #locomotion. They found that longer legs relative to body size predict greater speed.

👉 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2532086-the-worlds-fastest-spider-tops-3-5-metres-per-second/

#biomechanics #arachnids #animals #science #biology #evolution #australia #wildlife #invertebrates #nature

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🕷️🕸️ Researchers from #Macquarie University discovered a new ballista #spider species in #Queensland’s #CapeYork #rainforest that builds a spring-loaded web snare targeting green tree #ants.

When an ant bites the cone, tension lines fire it into the web at 1,367 m/s² – roughly 140 G – making this the most power-dense biological catapult known. The spider’s use of pheromone-mimicking silk represents a #hunting strategy not seen before in any #arachnid.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-a-spider-that-catapults-prey-into-its-web-at-a-brutal-140-g

#ballista #australia #biology #biomechanics #evolution #science #wildlife #entomology #predator

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🕷️🕸️ Researchers from #Macquarie University discovered a new ballista #spider species in #Queensland’s #CapeYork #rainforest that builds a spring-loaded web snare targeting green tree #ants.

When an ant bites the cone, tension lines fire it into the web at 1,367 m/s² – roughly 140 G – making this the most power-dense biological catapult known. The spider’s use of pheromone-mimicking silk represents a #hunting strategy not seen before in any #arachnid.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-a-spider-that-catapults-prey-into-its-web-at-a-brutal-140-g

#ballista #australia #biology #biomechanics #evolution #science #wildlife #entomology #predator

https://youtu.be/TKM0O2pFK8o

Bother me not

#TTMO #spider #arachnid #insects #naturephotography, #entomology #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #WildlifeVideo

Miles the Spider Robot - Who doesn’t love robotic spiders? Today’s biomimetic robot comes in the form of Miles, the quadrup... - https://hackaday.com/2020/08/06/miles-the-spider-robot/ #inversekinematics #robotshacks #biomimetics #biomimicry #solidworks #terminator #arachnid #arduino