Out of about 40,000 known spider species, the first vegetarian has been identified! Bagheera kiplingi (named after the panther Bagheera in Rudyard Kipling's 1894 children's classic, The Jungle Book) leaps from thorn to thorn to collect its "prey," the nutrient-rich acacia plant buds, avoiding the ants that live in the plant's hollow thorns. This tropical jumping spider essentially "hunts" these plants - sounds like us human veggies waiting to snag a seat at Angelica Kitchen.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Spidey's a veggie
Out of about 40,000 known spider species, the first vegetarian has been identified! Bagheera kiplingi (named after the panther Bagheera in Rudyard Kipling's 1894 children's classic, The Jungle Book) leaps from thorn to thorn to collect its "prey," the nutrient-rich acacia plant buds, avoiding the ants that live in the plant's hollow thorns. This tropical jumping spider essentially "hunts" these plants - sounds like us human veggies waiting to snag a seat at Angelica Kitchen.
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are those FOUR eyes, I see?! eeeek
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