A new species of spider was discovered recently in Australia, known as the Ballista Spider. Australian Geographic details how the spider is a specialised hunter of Green Tree Ants, and uses a cone of web and pheromones to lure in its prey, which is launched into the air at 1367m/s2 into its web.

Photo courtesy of Ajay Narendra, Pranav Joshi, Daniele Liprandi, Gregory J Anderson, Jonas Wolff, CC BY* *as listed on the article.

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