(CNN) — In the paddy fields and around the ponds of central China, a common species of orb-weaving spider builds new webs every evening at sunset, allowing it to entrap fireflies that begin to flash, ...

The ballista spider has taken a liking to one specific species of ant and developed a cunning way of hunting it.

In Taiwan’s forests, researchers discovered a clever hunting trick by the sheet web spider Psechrus clavis. Instead of immediately devouring captured fireflies, the spiders allow them to glow in the ...

Named for an ancient Roman crossbow-like weapon, the newly found “ballista” spider uses a springy snare to catch prey.

When an ant bites the silk cone from its anchor point, it is flung into the spider’s web - Ajay Narendra Credit: Ajay Narendra A spider that can construct an elaborate booby-trap to catapult prey ...