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  1. Toto nám visí nad vchodem, samotné tělo větší než padesátikoruna #pavou #arachnid

  2. 💁🏻‍♀️ 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.

    👉 sciencealert.com/scientists-di

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

  3. 💁🏻‍♀️ 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.

    👉 sciencealert.com/scientists-di

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