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First 'mainly vegetarian' spider described | e! Science News

esciencenews.com — “The 40,000 or so spiders that have been described are generally known as strict predators, trapping their prey in elaborate webs or hunting them down directly. But researchers have found one notable exception to this rule: The neotropical jumping spider known as Bagheera kiplingi represents the first instance known to science of a spider that dines primarily on vegetarian fare, according to a report published online on October 12th in Current Biology, a Cell” View full resource at esciencenews.com

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First (mainly) vegetarian spider found | ZME Science

zmescience.com — “Out of the 40.000 or more species of spiders found up to date, every single one of them is a predator, capturing their prey using a complicated web, hunting” View full resource at zmescience.com

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Bug Off: Only Known Vegetarian Spider Prefers Plants Over Insects : EcoLocalizer

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Scientists Discover First Mainly Vegetarian Spider | KOSU Radio

kosu.org — “Spiders deserve their reputation as blood-thirsty critters. Up until now, all 40,000 species known to science seemed to eat by sucking the juices out of insects” View full resource at kosu.org

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New Discovery: A Spider That Eats Its Veggies : NPR

npr.org — “Spiders deserve their reputation as bloodthirsty critters. Up until now, all 40,000 species known to science seemed to eat by sucking the juices out of insects and other prey. But researchers have come across a spider that eats mainly leaves.” View full resource at npr.org

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Newly discovered spider eats its veggies. Will try to persuade my kids to do same. Picture alone is worth a click. http://bit.ly/V6G3C

Bagheera Kiplingi, The Vegetarian Spider » Popular Fidelity » Unusual Stuff

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Scientists stumble on world’s first vegetarian spider

blog.taragana.com — “WASHINGTON - Some 40,000 existing spider species are thought to be strict predators that feed on insects or other animals. Now, scientists have stumbled on what may be the world's first vegetarian spider that feeds on plants.” View full resource at blog.taragana.com

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