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Scientists discover ‘ballista spider’ that launches prey at 140x the force of gravity (www.dexerto.com)
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[–] maturelemontree@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 days ago

Imagine if spiders were big and human predators. Being launched at mach 100 as you were walking to your car is crazy