The ballista spider builds sophisticated spring-loaded snares to catapult its prey. Newly discovered, the ballista spider ...

Scientists discovered that the Australian “ballista spider” uses a silk cone trap to catapult prey into its web, a feat of spider engineering never before observed.

Researchers discovered a new `ballista spider` that uses a spring-powered silk trap to capture green tree ants.

In March 1945, Hitler sent his last major armored reserve into Hungary to seize the oil fields near Lake Balaton. The SS ...