(KOIN) – An Oregon State University (OSU) researcher found a new species of an ant-mimicking spider in a rare fossil ... ants distasteful or dangerous to eat,” Poinar explained.

If a male redback is in his web and an ant enters the ... and any other spider we want, in the lab. That means we have to have a whole food chain going, because spiders eat only live prey.

Armed with one of the most painful stings on the planet, tarantula hawks are a spider's worst nightmare ... beaten only by the South American bullet ant, Paraponera clavata. The pain from a bullet ant ...