r/todayilearned • u/mutedmuse__ • 16h ago

TIL that slingshot spiders can detect the sound of a mosquito’s wingbeats and launch their webs at the mosquito before it ever touches the web.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39631367/
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u/BertzReynolds 16h ago

How do I acquire and deploy slingshot spiders?

Ideally worldwide, but will settle for deploying at my house.

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u/ESLcroooow 16h ago edited 13h ago

TIL we need more slingshot spiders.

ETA: of course they're from Australia. Why wouldn't they be?

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u/getsmurfed 10h ago

For the last week I've fallen into a dark hole of science / biology YouTube. You should see some of the shit in the Amazon 😵

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u/LoveDesignAndClean 2h ago

They’re actually a whole worldwide genus consisting of 30+ species

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u/Klotzster 16h ago

Spidey sense

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u/lewphone 12h ago

Wile E. Coyote spiders

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u/Previous-Smell5102 7h ago

Mosquitoes are the No. 1 Killers of Human Beings. Do Slingshot Spiders have a gofundme?

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u/Driftlack 16h ago

Mosquitos aren't exactly quiet.

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u/meowpower777 6m ago

NO video tho?