#Flies and mosquitoes beware, here comes the slingshot spider
“#Flies and mosquitoes beware, here comes the slingshot spider” A slingshot spider is ready to launch its cone-shaped web at a flying insect. To do so, the spider will release a bundle of silk, allowing the tension line to release and catapult both the spider and the web. Credit: Lawrence E. Reeves Running into an…