La araña ballesta se alimenta de las feroces hormigas verdes arborícolas, por lo que ha desarrollado una trampa eficaz para capturar a sus presas de forma segura.
- Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
The ballista spider only feeds on extremely fierce green tree ants – so it has evolved sophisticated tools to safely catch its prey.
Peacock spiders are well known for their elaborate dances – but their extraordinary jumps smash speed records.
Insects such as ants and beetles use ingenious processes in their brains to work out how far they’ve travelled and in what direction - we’ve now discovered how they remember their way home.
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