Flies and Mosquitoes Beware, Here Comes the Slingshot Spider

Georgia Tech researchers studied slingshot spiders in the Amazon rain forest of Peru. Shown are Jaime Navarro, a Peruvian field guide; Johanna Johnson, a Peruvian student and project volunteer; and Symone Alexander, a Georgia Tech postdoctoral researcher. (Credit: Geoff Gallice)
Aug 17, 2020 - Atlanta, GA
Researchers have done what may be the first kinematic study of the slingshot spider, which catapults its web to catch insects.
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