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cm0002@toast.ooo to Science@mander.xyz · 21 days ago

Scientists discover ‘ballista spider’ that launches prey at 140x the force of gravity

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Scientists discover ‘ballista spider’ that launches prey at 140x the force of gravity

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cm0002@toast.ooo to Science@mander.xyz · 21 days ago
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Scientists discover ‘ballista spider’ that launches prey at 140x the force of gravity - Dexerto
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The spider, which has yet to be officially named but has been dubbed the ‘ballista spider’, uses web traps to launch prey into its nest.
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  • Courtney (she/her/they) @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Sadly we have yet to discover their more powerful relative, the Trebuchet Spider

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    Nope. Nope. NOPE!

    • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
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      Hahahahaha

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

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    Mosquito: “BZZZZZ ò-ó”

    Spider: “GET YEETETH, THINE UNSPEAKABLE PRAY”

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    Super cool.

  • Numenor@lemmy.world
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    Why’s the video only in slow motion? Tells us very little. First show full speed, then slow motion, then full speed again (you fucks).

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    Get Fulton’d stupid

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    I didn’t get any sleep last night so it might just be my wonky brain but isn’t “at 140x the force of gravity” an incredibly weird and wrong way to say it? They’re talking about G forces, which are specific to earth gravity, so its 140Gs. “140 times the force of gravity” means nothing, it’s like saying “it’s 100 times heavier than mass”.

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    Bugs will rule the earth eventually

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    Holy cow! That’s both super impressive and interesting and gives me mad heebie jeebies! Thanks for sharing with us. :)

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