Flies and mosquitoes beware, here comes the slingshot spider
Monday, August 17, 2020 - 12:30
in Biology & Nature
Running into an unseen spiderweb in the woods can be scary enough, but what if you had to worry about a spiderweb—and the spider—being catapulted at you? That's what happens to insects in the Amazon rain forests of Peru, where a tiny slingshot spider launches a web—and itself—to catch unsuspecting flies and mosquitoes.