Vegetarian Spider “Bagheera kiplingi” Goes For Leaves (Video)
Written by Vegetarian Star on October 14th, 2009 in Food & Drink, Offbeat, Research + Science, Videos.
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The world’s first discovered vegetarian spider, Bagheera kiplingi, who we’ll call B.K., has been making headlines for bypassing the bug deli and heading straight for the leaf salad bar.
“This is really the first spider known to specifically ‘hunt’ plants; it is also the first known to go after plants as a primary food source,” said study researcher Christopher Meehan of Villanova University in Pennsylvania.
But before we get too excited, it should be noted that B.K. “cheats” from time to time.
Although its primary diet is plants, the Central American spider will occasionally eat ant larvae.
via treehugger.com
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October 16th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
The vegetarian spider (Bagheera kiplingi) probably evolved from eating ant larvae to choosing plant leaf tips.