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  1. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ TIL: πŸ•·οΈπŸ’¨ 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.

    πŸ‘‰ newscientist.com/article/25320

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

  2. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ TIL: πŸ•·οΈπŸ’¨ 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.

    πŸ‘‰ newscientist.com/article/25320

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

  3. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ TIL: πŸ•·οΈπŸ’¨ 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.

    πŸ‘‰ newscientist.com/article/25320

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

  4. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ TIL: πŸ•·οΈπŸ’¨ 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.

    πŸ‘‰ newscientist.com/article/25320

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

  5. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ TIL: πŸ•·οΈπŸ’¨ 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.

    πŸ‘‰ newscientist.com/article/25320

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

  6. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ TIL: πŸ•·οΈπŸ•ΈοΈ 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/sΒ² – 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.

    πŸ‘‰ sciencealert.com/scientists-di

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

  7. πŸ’πŸ»β€β™€οΈ TIL: πŸ•·οΈπŸ•ΈοΈ 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/sΒ² – 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.

    πŸ‘‰ sciencealert.com/scientists-di

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