Slingshot Spiders: Nature's Precision Hunters on the Misty Riverbanks
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Researchers have discovered that slingshot spiders, found along Ohio's riverbanks, use a unique hunting technique similar to Roman gladiators by launching their webs at prey using sound detection. These spiders can detect the sound of approaching insects, like mosquitoes, and release their webs with remarkable speed and precision, intercepting prey in just 38 milliseconds. The study highlights the spiders' ability to compare vibrations through their webs and the air to accurately target their prey.
- There's a cunning animal on the misty riverbanks of Ohio that hunts like a Roman gladiator BBC Discover Wildlife
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- These spiders listen for prey before hurling webs like slingshots Ars Technica
- Slingshot spiders listen to fire off ballistic webs when they hear mosquitoes within range Phys.org
- These Spiders Launch Their Webs at Prey. Here’s How They’re So Deadly Accurate Gizmodo
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