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This Tiny Spring-Loaded Spider Flings Ants Through the Air!

Photo: Shannon Potter / Unsplash
Meet the amazing ballista spider, a clever creature that builds a spring-powered silk trap to catapult green tree ants into its web! When an unsuspecting ant steps on the trap, the silk snaps back and launches the ant flying like a tiny superhero. Who knew spiders could be such master engineers?
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