The Bagheera kiplingi eats Beltian bodies, which develop on the leaf tips of the ant acacia trees.(David Jordan/Earthwatch
)
Scientists discover a vegetarian spider, upending a longstanding assumption
The Bagheera kiplingi eats Beltian bodies, which develop on the leaf tips of the ant acacia trees.(David Jordan/Earthwatch
)
For years, scientists were confident the world’s 40,000 spider species shared a common trait: All were meat-eaters. (Full article: 621 words)
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