The snare's "exceptionally high power" flings the ant into a bigger web at "15 times the most extreme g-forces experienced by jet pilots", said lead researcher Prof Ajay Narendra.

"The snare mechanism seems to have evolved as a highly specialised way of allowing the spider to 'pick off' potentially hazardous prey one at a time and transport them a safe distance away from ant trails and nests," researcher Dr Jonas Wolff said.

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[–] blackouttripleseven@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

spring trap?!?!?!? from the famous video game series five nights at freddy's?!?!?!?

very cool spider tho

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

It's not like FNAF invented the term or anything.