First mainly Vegetarian spider discovered

Nature has its way of startling us and this time a spider has done the job. Normally spider species feed on other insects and a bit of plants but Bagheera Kiplingi (the spider) prefers feeding on leaf tips rather than on its fellow creatures and it is the only spider known to consume solid vegetative plant. Many biologists and authors both in field observation and chemical analyses confirmed that the spider’s tissue only show herbivorous characteristics.
This type of spider also known as beltian bodies, that is the nutrient-rich growths on acacias usually consumed by the ants that defend the trees in a symbiotic relationship have incredibly advanced sensory cognitive skills and eight legged agility thus this makes it hard for their predators to catch them.
Biologists discovered this rare creature in the forests of Central America and it’s the first spider found to be feeding primarily on plants. Bagheera has been named after a panther in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book and it lives in acacia trees. Few other creatures like this were found to be feeding on small quantities of nectar but did not rely on nectar as their staple diet.
This kind of spider has been observed to be a jumping spider and its herbivorous nature was first discovered in 2001 in Costa Rica by Eric Olsen from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Bagheera males are the only known examples of caring fatherhood among spiders. They help the mothers to look after their eggs and young and both parents remain with the young after they hatch.



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