A gaucho is a cowboy of the South American pampas. Gauchos are skilled horsemen and effective wielders of an odd weapon known as a bolas. The bolas is a stout cord to which they affix a heavy ball or ...

The celebrated naturalist discusses the resilience of nature and what unites us all. you suddenly realize that they are different. I remember very clearly making a film about a spider. This is called ...

The spider releases a scent that mimics the pheromones of a female moth. When a male moth approaches in search of a mate, the spider swings the bolas in a circular motion to snag the moth out of the ...

Eberhard, William G. and Levi, Herbert W. 2006. "Camouflage and chemical defence in a bolas spider, Mastophora caesariata sp. n. (Araneae, Araneidae)." Bulletin of ...