Here's an interesting article I saw in the New Indian Express of 14th October:
CARING, VEGETARIAN SPIDER FOUND IN CENTRAL AMERICA
A caring, vegetarian spider - the first ever discovered, called Bagheera Kiplingi - has been found in the forests of Central America. The Bagheera Kiplingi - named for the kindly panther in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book - is a jumping spider that lives in acacia trees. Research published in Current Biology journal shows that it is almost exclusively herbivorous, only nibbling on a few ant larvae from time to time to break the monotony.
No other spiders are known to be vegetarian, a few others have been known to consume nectar in small quantities, but not as a staple part of their diet.
Thumbs up for Bagheera Kiplingi!
Our favourite Hokkien ditty: "Chiak Tor Tau, Chiak Lau Lau" (Eat groundnuts and live to a ripe old age)
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