Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up of weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina), weaver ants or rangrang ants, macro weaver ants in a green foliage© ...

This spider hides on the underside of leaves during the day. When the sun sets, it begins constructing its trap. The spider positions itself above the path of green tree ants, stretching a 15–60-unit ...

A species of tiny, colorful jumping spider employs two lines of defense to avoid being eaten: camouflaging with plants and walking like an ant. Researchers report May 17 in the journal iScience that ...

There’s no easy way to catch a green tree ant. These aggressive arthropods have a powerful bite and can spray acid into the wound. It’s no wonder that few predators dare to hunt them, but scientists ...

(NewsNation) — Scientists have discovered a spider that hunts by creating its own catapult. The spider, found in the Australian rainforest, has a unique hunting method: a spring-loaded silk trap that ...

Chalk up another entry into the canon of animals that definitively use tools in order to find a meal–in addition to the likes of primates, dolphins, octopuses and certain birds, you can now add ...

Close-up of weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina), weaver ants or rangrang ants, macro weaver ants in a green foliage© Faisal.k/Shutterstock.com Scientists have discovered a spider species deep in the ...