By Rebecca Morelle "A spider that dines almost exclusively on plants has been described by scientists.
It is the first-known predominantly vegetarian spider; all of the other known 40,000 spider species are thought to be mainly carnivorous.
Bagheera kiplingi, which is found in Central America and Mexico, bucks the meat-eating trend by feasting on acacia plants.
The research is published in the journal Current Biology."
"The herbivorous spider was filmed on high-definition camera."
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That's not so hard to believe for those of us that don't study science.
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