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Scientists discover ‘ballista spider’ that launches prey at 140x the force of gravity (www.dexerto.com)

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[–] Beehaw_Girl@beehaw.org 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Nope. Nope. NOPE!

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 6 points 3 weeks ago

Hahahahaha

[–] maturelemontree@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

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