Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Science › Spider which uses spring trap to capture prey discovered...
Science

Spider which uses spring trap to capture prey discovered in Australia

Spider which uses spring trap to capture prey discovered in Australia
BBC Science Tuesday 23 June 2026, 10:05 UTC 1 min read
Key Points

Researchers say their hunting method - which allows them to prey on dangerous ants - is unprecedented.

Researchers say their hunting method - which allows them to prey on dangerous ants - is unprecedented.
Australia (LOCATION)
Originally published by BBC Science Read original →

Related Stories

Newly uncovered Mozart manuscript gets world premiere in France

The French National Library recovered a previously unknown manuscript by the world-famous Austrian composer, bringing to light seven new pieces for flute and harp. After 31 years as a conservator for the French National Library, musicologist François-Pierre Goy was slowly preparing to retire. On 2 February, he was going through manuscripts in one of the institution's storehouses when he stumbled upon an unknown notebook.

Euronews 18m ago

The Elder-Care Delusion

As far as growing old goes, the Dutch have it pretty good. The Netherlands offers arguably the world’s most generous long-term-care insurance, covering professional nursing or home care for all residents who can demonstrate need. The country spends a whopping 4.1 percent of its GDP on formal elder-care services, 94 percent of which is publicly funded.

The Atlantic 29m ago

Majority of datacenters are vulnerable to climate threats like floods and fires, study finds

Study warns AI datacenters are vulnerable to the climate hazards that their global greenhouse gas emissions bolsterAmid rising concern that the artificial intelligence boom is fueling the climate crisis, a new report has found that nearly 80% of datacenters are also exposed to extreme climate hazards, including flooding, extreme winds and wildfires. Those impacts are leaving the infrastructure vulnerable to disrupted operations, increased time offline and inflated insurance and repair costs,...

The Guardian World 59m ago

Majority of datacenters are vulnerable to climate threats like floods and fires, study finds

Study warns AI datacenters are vulnerable to the climate hazards that their global greenhouse gas emissions bolsterAmid rising concern that the artificial intelligence boom is fueling the climate crisis, a new report has found that nearly 80% of datacenters are also exposed to extreme climate hazards, including flooding, extreme winds and wildfires. Those impacts are leaving the infrastructure vulnerable to disrupted operations, increased time offline and inflated insurance and repair costs,...

The Guardian Business 59m ago