Vegetarian spider discovered (video)

Bizarre Beasts, 2/5/21; Ananda (Dharma B Meditation), CC Liu, Sheldon S., Wisdom Quarterly

How one spider became (mostly) vegetarian

I want it plant-based or else!

(Bizarre Beasts) Bagheera kiplingi, a type of Mexican jumping spider from a world of 45,000 known species of spiders, has a most un-spider like adaptation: a vegetarian taste for plants.

Huge thanks goes out to the Missoula Butterfly House & Insectarium for allowing the filming of their fantastic spiders. Find out all about them (missoulabutterflyhouse.org). Sources...

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