How One Spider Became (Mostly) Vegetarian

[@teawrecks1243]

Vegetarian spider: "So you also come from a long line of ferocious predators" Panda: "I feel you bro"

[@LyteRetro]

I get it!

[@Jesse-B]

Crackup.

[@stuffonmyduck8551]

Giant pandas are actually pretty ferocious

[@saturnsring6690]

While they both eat a cheeseburger

[@TheBeesies]

Sloths: "Hah! You think you broke the mold? Let me tell you about my family"

[@climbtreez]

I worked along side researchers studying the Azteca ants and Cecropia trees in Panama, which have a similar mutualistic relationship to the thorn tree and ants in this video. The ants protect the tree, the tree provides shelter. And in the case of the Azteca ants, they also provide another service to the tree. They provide their poop! The Azteca ants would build their nests high in the trees and have a hole in the bottom of the nest that would allow their poop to fall to the base of the tree, presumably acting as fertilizer. The ants knew that the poop needed to go onto the ground. When the researchers set up baskets underneath the tree to study the composition of the ant poop, ants would climb down the tree, climb into the basket, pick up their poop, and THROW IT OUT OF THE BUCKET! It was the coolest thing to witness!

[@Bladavia]

mind blowing

[@angelalewis3645]

That’s amazing!

[@NickyB235]

That’s awesome, thank you for sharing!

[@sainjawoof3506]

Our biggest fault is our belief in our superiority as a species. Nature and evolution are just amazing on so many levels.

[@TheMissingLink2]

Perhaps there are also other benefits for their feces being on the ground, perhaps something like marking territory or to warn other species to stay away .

[@AmandaTroutman]

Jumping spiders are the only spiders that don't scare me to death. I saw one eat some of my ice cream and knew they were very good babies

[@kinglyzard]

Same here. Jumping spiders range from cute to beautiful. Most other spiders are just creepy to downright terrifying.

[@takatacheroki2624]

Jumping spiders still freak me out a bit... A big one once jumped out of the mailbox right at my face when I was little. Freaked me the f*** out.

[@adamrodgers9175]

I once sat and watched hornets eat left over steak. Literally had my face right in front them. They couldn't even have been bothered by me being there. They really don't attack unless you give them a reason. Killer bees is obviously the exception..they also aren't natural 😆

[@mariajosealemany2415]

Jumpin spiders are very friendly and lovely. Lucas the spider

[@theshop1672]

Jumping spiders are interesting. You can get there interest by interacting with them. They won't run away, or try to act aggressively.

[@ammitthedevourer7316]

Food made specifically for ants to protect a thorn tree: exists Bagheera kiplingi: 🕷👉👈 is for me?

[@DemonicDragon6]

You need 6 more hands

[@Alex-kv1vi]

👉👈 👉🕷️👈 👉 👈 .

[@gobzanuff5078]

@@Alex-kv1vi Still missing 2 hands... Deals over... Say good bye now...

[@pepesylvia848]

The plant food is for he who takes it.

[@Alex-kv1vi]

@@pepesylvia848 yes

[@ketsuekikumori9145]

"I know 'Vegetarian Spider' sounds like the lead of children's book..." *Sideeyes Lucas*

[@moltenmermaid1517]

If that book doesn't exist, it should. Would make for a very cute book.

[@beatrixthegreat1138]

Miss spider sunny patch they were all vegetarian.

[@mariajosealemany2415]

Lucas

[@arandomguywithagreenprofil5075]

Now we know that lucas is real

[@justarandomspider1508]

I remember thinking about some sort of spider who was vegetarian, and yeah, it does sound like something in a children's book.

[@Mello-208]

This spider is relatable, I also barely tolerate being around members of the same species.

[@kelzbelz313]

Do you also sometimes eat smaller members of you own species?

[@Mello-208]

@@kelzbelz313 maybe

[@iamTheSnark]

@@Mello-208 You may enjoy being around other people who barely tolerate being around members of the same species.

[@Mello-208]

@@iamTheSnark i know

[@kinglyzard]

Amen to that...

[@atheryne]

Presenter: They all have something in common- Me: They're Adorable!!

[@alamrasyidi4097]

yes

[@julialungan4722]

Jumping spiders helped me get over my arachnophobia.

[@celenial6009]

if i see one of those irl, i would dip faster than being pointed a gun at.

[@partysuvius]

@@julialungan4722 a bunch of pretty ones live or found their way to my state and I always enjoy seeing them on the wall at my front door (it’s a bit of an innie entrance, like a cove, since there was no front porch built with the house; we made our own wooden front porch, including a railing). One of the gutter drains has a leak, but that leak onto the brick has made it an ample spot for moss. Flying bugs plant their eggs or chill by the door bc of this little shelter, so jumping spiders and other small species just chill there and wait for prey. I honestly love it cause the spiders just watch us going in and out of the house. They don’t move much.

[@helixsol7171]

@@julialungan4722 Eh, I'm still scared of most other spiders, but jumping spiders don't bother me

[@HimitsuHunter]

You forgot to mention them having to use their highly advanced for an invertebrate brains to Dodge the Ants who live on the plants with them. Literally analyzing and maximizing routes that avoid catching attention from ants so that THEY don't end up as dinner.

[@ReptilianTeaDrinker]

That's a good point. They gotta watch out for those ants.

[@helpme5785]

The first b. kiplingi: huh this egg tastes weird

[@BlindGull]

"Have you tried the vegan eggs here?"

[@ХалиматЯмадаева28]

She’s just like me , she’s trying for a plant base diet but is still snagging herself some chicken nuggets here and there !

[@PinataOblongata]

I'm not sure that's cheating, since I don't think there's any chicken in chicken nuggets ;)

[@pepesylvia848]

@@PinataOblongata Chicken nuggets are chicken. It's ground odd bits and ends of chicken pressed into a nugget shape, and breaded.

[@maggien236]

Just trying to eat some plant based meals is amazing! ❤️ Enjoy your snagged nuggies!

[@leannezezeski-sass2773]

I would be able to be vegan if it weren’t for dairy and eggs but I’m totally fine without any meat. I haven’t eaten any in over 20 years

[@BossOfAllTrades]

Focus on getting rid of processed foods first. That will be a lot more helpful to your overall health. And vegan chicken nuggets are processed, so I wouldn't go after that either. Also, have some clam or oyster from time to time, as that will help protect you from malnourishment. If not, make sure you supplement, because that is the only way for a vegan diet to work. Also, I wouldn't recommend full-on vegan because eggs and milk can be harvested humanely. You just need the right farms. And if not, try growing some of your own. Actually doing that will help you analyze the entire process and make you a lot more comfortable with it.

[@emilyplunkett6034]

Am I the only one who finds it slightly more bizarre that this spider is named after a character and author of a book set in India, but is found in Mexico and Central America?

[@james4thedoctor482]

Isn’t Baghera a Jaguar?

[@emilyplunkett6034]

@@james4thedoctor482 He's a black panther. :)

[@james4thedoctor482]

A Black Panther describes a colormorph of Jaguars and Leopards. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_panther

[@emilyplunkett6034]

@@james4thedoctor482 Regardless of colour, he isn't a jaguar.

[@BizarreBeasts]

The adventures of George and Elizabeth Peckham is wild side story that we didn't have time for! According to Wikipedia between, "1883 to 1909, they described 63 genera and 366 species," so they were pulling names where ever they could find them (even from new novels set on different continents).

[@madao7865]

Quasi-social. I like this term. I am quasi-social.

[@NinaDmytraczenko]

+

[@lyreparadox]

+ indeed!

[@bluesap7318]

I am a quasi sage wizard and am also quasi immortal. I’ve seen the word quasi so many times in Chinese novels please help!

[@Shrooblord]

We are quasi-amused. Additionally, we are quasi-plural. A quasi-greeting of farewell to you, stranger, from us; though we move away now, the Internet keeps us all close. Quasi-confusing!

[@Danapher]

I hope this doesn't include sometimes eating other people...

[@Squirrely456]

How does the spider get the ants to leave it alone long enough to live on the trees they protect, browse on their food, and snack on their larvae? Does it trick them into thinking it's an ant?

[@thatdarnskag5043]

[EDIT 09/Apr/2022: this question has been answered and there are links to a study relating to this in the description. What I've written is my own (incorrect) speculation.] This is kinda related to something I heard on a Scishow Tangents episode, but this spider's body shape makes it look like it's got 3 segments, like an insect. That might make it easier to blend in with the ants. It could also just be pheromones.

[@ndemers]

I think I read it still jumps! Not on nectar buds, that'd be silly, but to escape ant patrols.

[@rianantony]

It's possible the spiders "quasi-social colonies" form in antless trees and the ants just don't want that tree anymore and just go for another one. Literally just an idea I made up but its possible

[@julialungan4722]

@@rianantony in the video we see spiders living with ants. So i dont think so.

[@wesley2508]

My guess would be that the ants don't really care about the spiders as long as they stay away from the nest and brood. Since ants protect the plant, not the buds, there isn't a good reason to attack if the spider keeps its distance. The beauty of many deadly animals is they don't really want to fight ever because it's such a risk of being critically wounded.

[@foreverautumn2315]

I love jumping spiders - they are all amazing little creatures. I get them in my house sometimes, they are fun to watch, or rather, they have fun watching me, lol. Beautiful spiders. So interesting to know there is one who is mostly vegetarian... :)

[@emilycastillo6602]

In my garden is full of jumping spider, the most common is the Menemerus Semilimbatus species I always take them from the floor and put them in the garden near flies haha

[@persiancandy9050]

Where do y'all live??

[@dougalbadger4918]

@@persiancandy9050 probably Australia they’re the type that have the creepiest things and don’t really mind them because they’re used to it.

[@StoufSto]

The way they evolved isn't necessarily so "nasty" as "cheating" the system, when the alternative was eating the farmers (ants) rather than raiding the farms. Easy to see how their ability to sustain themselves from ants and larvae-> their food source can evolve, given how ants store food to transfer to larvae. Basically they just store it in their butt, so if you're always eating ants, most of the energy is likely coming from the sweet nectar contents of their butt-bonbons, rather than the ant itself, leading to more and more efficient processing by the spider of the ant's food source, until they can simply forego the ant and go straight to the soure, since, as was pointed out in the video, the plant doesn't run away.

[@Manj_J]

"butt-bonbons" I love this term, I'm gonna use it more often to talk about ants' nectar storage now lol

[@mickdipiano8768]

It's like when I gutload insects for my bearded dragon

[@kelzbelz313]

Ms Spider’s Tea Party is a children’s story featuring a vegetarian spider. So the fairytale thread is not far off.

[@bennett4789]

nice thread pun i see you

[@kelzbelz313]

@@bennett4789 I’m happy to be recognized a full year after I made the joke

[@chloepeifly]

when she said they were friendly i thought she meant to people at first and i was very excited because i love spiders

[@Violet-Lily]

Some jumping spiders actually are!

[@zaplan6762]

Me too !! I was like Can I be their friends ??

[@chloepeifly]

@@zaplan6762 🥺 i want to be their friend

[@xpandorasboxx]

Pretty sure a lot of jumping spiders are. I've even hung out with them! They mostly just like to check you out and watch you, don't really run away as long as you aren't trying to actively kill them

[@ReptilianTeaDrinker]

@@xpandorasboxx I had a few jump onto my hand and it was the best experience ever! They're so cute and intelligent! I love them! ;w;

[@crazycatlady39]

0:16 Spiders range in size from ‘Aw!’ to ‘Ew!!’ to ‘Oh S***!!!’.

[@whitewyvernX]

I can relate to this spider. I too am quasi-social, eat mostly plants, and only occasionally smaller members of my species.

[@teteteteta2548]

👁👁

[@ethanotoroculus1060]

I was gonna say I could relate, right up until I read the end... Now it's a bit too much. After all, I've only eaten _one_ member.

[@gamingchamp6728]

Ah seems n- oh * points death star laser * * BOOTS UP DEATH STAR COMPUTER * **INITIATES TARGETING SYSTEM**

[@BlindGull]

Le squawk, my friend. Le squawk.

[@sauerdough]

I was surprised you didn't address the question that was on my mind: do they still produce webs?

[@siyacer]

Presumably

[@CeeJMantis]

As they are jumping spiders, they do not produce webs. they use silk for draglines when they jump so that they can return to where they started, or descend safely to where they want to go. While building webs is kind of the things spiders are known for, a large number of spider species do not build webs.

[@memecki]

And are these nests we heard about made of webs?

[@CeeJMantis]

@@memecki They do use silk, but they don't make webs. Jumping spiders don't really build nests. They occasionally make little temporary hiding spots with silk and debris though. All spiders can spin silk, but not all build webs for catching prey, and many build nests to hide, but jumping spiders don't really use web to make homes or catch food

[@MottyGlix]

I thought she said in the video that they don't produce webs.

[@MerelyFlowers]

Oh my god, Sarah's outfit in this one is straight fire. Also, there are spiders or something?

[@ever.rip.]

literallly i was just gonna say.....this spider is rly neat but hello?? where can i get that dress please???

[@purcascade]

I'm enjoying that her earrings and eye makeup work with the background.

[@MerelyFlowers]

@@purcascade I know, right?!

[@SarahSutaMFA]

@@ever.rip. Isn't it great?! The dress is by Smak Parlour (I got it at FashioNation in Denver).

[@ever.rip.]

@@SarahSutaMFA 😻😻😻 SO great!! wow def gonna check them out!!

[@neolexiousneolexian6079]

I prefer to think of it as the ant/plant mutualism spreading love by having positive impacts even beyond their own relationship. The ants/plants still come out ahead, compared to if they didn't share resources. And it's in the best interests of the spider too for the plants to do well, so they can produce more energy. Give it enough time, and maybe they'll also evolve to be mutualistic instead of parasitic?

[@Wryvern200]

Once upon a time, there was a little brown and green spider, and its name was Bagheera kiplingi. It was an exceedingly good spider.

[@ctimerun3693]

"B. Kiplingi, at the very least, tolerates being around other members of their species. Except for sometimes when they eat them." Wow! Just like people!

[@robinhahnsopran]

But what about the most important question: why is it ADORABLE?

[@alamrasyidi4097]

Jumping spiders are like, the cure of arachnophobia

[@kinglyzard]

One word: Lucas

[@kinglyzard]

Jumping spiders are curious and intelligent. They have excellent eyesight and needle sharp trajectory. They have uniquely functioning eyes. It also helps their cause here that they never exceed a half inch in length.

[@malibuhiegts]

Idk I find dogs annoying as hell and ugly and smelly, but I find cats completely melt me with these cuteness

[@PinataOblongata]

Two large, forward-facing eyes like we have and a furry "moustache" :)

[@nocturnalniceties6585]

And the thorn tree is a pretty bizarre plant too! :D

[@mustardbeef6045]

I just went from a video about a Triassic demon cricket with a 30 cm wingspan that ate small vertebrates to a small spider that became a placid vegetarian.

[@ethan-loves]

Thank you for this wonderful video!

[@karlkutac1800]

Sarah is an excellent host. The timbre of her voice is very pleasant.

[@tazpushkar5878]

Cool video! I couldn't help getting hopelessly distracted by how fabulous the host looked. She even very nicely matches the background. So put together.

[@bookworm3005]

I'm getting serious Miss Frizzle vibes and I'm loving it 🥰

[@IxxieNyx]

I do love the Salticidae family of spiders. I studied them a bit in college, very unique spiders. I had one as a pet back then during my studies & she was such a cute, friendly little lady, she loved to sit on the back of my hand when I’d write or sketch ✍️ To anyone who wants to get over a fear of spiders, jumpers are the way to do that. They’re adorable.

[@kirkb0t]

05:10 turns out Im quasi social

[@joohop]

Bless Up Sis

[@heliosphaeresonnen_wind_ki5720]

ok, first: my new favorite spider. how cute! second: girl, your eyeshadow is amazing! 💜

[@greensun1334]

She is beautyful, hm?

[@eddieflorio535]

My theory as to why they started eating the plants was because of eating insect filled with it, and the ones that could not digest the plant matter within the in insects had died out, then the ones that became better at eating it lived longer, and so on and so forth until they became pros at eating it.

[@marktapley7571]

There has never been a successful vegan society in history. It is the diet for the poor and malnourished.

[@MiraSchoolRad]

I love her outfit and pins.

[@KeifersIsAwesome]

This is just further proof to me that Jumping Spiders are the best of all spiders.

[@platy8915]

"Im not like other spiders, im different"

[@MemeAnt]

All we need is the pseudomyrmex ants to team up with the spiders, then we’d all be happy, ants, trees, and spiders.

[@Emily-fh8en]

As someone with mild arachnophobia, watching this while eating was a bad idea...

[@BaneRain]

As someone with arachnophobephobia, please don't comment stuff like this, it's really triggering

[@suchitrasridhar5313]

Thanks for the warning

[@AspienPadda]

Wait what @@BaneRain are you afraid of people who are afraid of spiders?

[@vbgvbg1133]

@@AspienPadda terrifying, how could one be scared of the fluffy smols?

[@AspienPadda]

No look @@vbgvbg1133 the other commenter called BandRain said that they have arachnophobephobia

[@Jellyfish146]

I'm just blown away by the name, could have been named after the person discovering it but no they loved Kipling that much its just so wholesome

[@fdulcia8528]

When I just saw the silhoutte of the spider I already thought that must be a jumping spider and so it turned out to be right 😅

[@Rathbone_fan_account]

I just discovered this channel just now, it's hard to believe you only have 60k subscribers for such high quality content!

[@undying3132]

2:00 pretty sure cows and deers will eat some meat as well if the opportunity arises

[@seastarcrunchies]

YO I just found out my Animal Behavior prof is one of the scientists in the Herbivory study!!! I just got the whole story out of him from his they found it and his part in the study! Lol!

[@ThatJaymsWisdom]

Well. That's the best day of February done with; Bizarre Beasts day.

[@jasonpatterson8091]

There are a number of spiders around the world (everywhere but Antarctica) that eat vegetation. This species is the only one that is primarily vegetarian, but again, there are dozens of species that eat plant matter.

[@YamiChip]

Thank you for confirming it's named after bagheera! I was instantly curious.

[@matthewsecord7641]

"Sounds a bit like being yourself..." has just raised my esteem of the credibility in this channel 10 fold.

[@procedingfishingboats4602]

the pin this week looks great!

[@nebulan]

0:57 i love how the cute spider looks like Lucas

[@PrincessColumbidae]

There's social spiders? I'd want to learn about that.

[@arandomguywithagreenprofil5075]

Just type it in Google

[@marc-andreservant201]

Quasi-social spiders... Spider 1: Friends? Spider 2: Om nom nom

[@Ultra_DuDu]

They make very large structures, they are truly impressives.

[@BlindGull]

I'm just commenting to compliment your user name and steal a French fry.

[@syranaellaenarys5965]

I know this is pretty late, but there are even quasi-eusocial spiders with foragers-spiders hunting together, nurse-spiders and group nest building. For example Stegodyphus dumicola (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stegodyphus_dumicola)

[@TheMrFarkle]

This is a very well-done presentation in all aspects: brief, colorful, good photography, accurate science ... and an attractive, personable, well-spoken presenter. Kudos. 🏆

[@joz6683]

If the spiders still eat meat, then they could also eat pests as well as ants and provide a second line of defence.

[@jeanannd]

They are a type of jumping spider as well. Most jumping spiders seem to be of a high intelligence and more into exploring. People actually have jumping spider pets as they can be very tame if handled gently.

[@romanmeneghinister1584]

I wonder if there are cases were the ants exhibit cheating behaviors. Likening they leave the spiders alone to eat the beltian bodies, are the spiders less likely to eat the ant larva

[@benjaminvleugels5609]

I know I'm a little late but there are ants who double cross there plant "friends" by also protecting caterpillars who feed on the plant but also make nectar for the ants so there's that

[@DoomMomDot]

you should do one on the velvet worm. not many animals have a range attack, but the velvet worm fires slime which traps prey.

[@Sausketo]

Ibwonder if those belcian bodies taste good, like if you were in the wild you could collect them to mash into a paste maybe?

[@hereticpariah6_66]

*_Beltian Waffles??!?!_*

[@ralphware3706]

I had an interesting observation about the Phiddipus spiders that live in and around my home. My wife and I bought an old hunter's cabin and some acreage, forty years ago. One of the features of this house was the numbers of black and white Phiddipus spiders that came along with it. They are pretty, docile, little things, black bodies, white markings and Emerald Green fangs. They were everywhere. One afternoon, my wife had chopped some celery stalks into pieces about half or quarter inch in length. The celery was very fresh and where it was cut, large drops of juice beaded up along the cuts. I happened to see one of the celery pieces moving and saw that one of the big Phiddipus spiders had gotten onto the cutting board, had taken a big juicy piece of it and was hauling it off. I assumed it was taking it for the moisture. But I've only seen that happen one time.

[@moxigen]

this spider is like: "yea i eat meat occasionally" the ants: "tear him apart!" reminds me of (enter vegan joke here).

[@rianantony]

Vegan teacher 😔

[@julialungan4722]

@@rianantony vegan teacher gives a bad name to vegans. Also her dog is forched to be vegan.

[@inquisitorwalmarius6650]

@@julialungan4722 more reasons to hate vegans imo. what is their deal trying to tell everyone what to do and dont........

[@julialungan4722]

@@inquisitorwalmarius6650 not all vegans are like that, my cousin is vegan for 3 years and like a year ago i found out about it, but not because she told me, it was her mother that told me. Stay away from crazy vegans and befriend the normal ones.

[@inquisitorwalmarius6650]

@@julialungan4722 ive had my run ins with vegans like the vegan teacher, heck even had a relationship with one. So infortunately if ive met a "normal" vegan, then i would not know so. You always only see the bad ones i presume.... jusy like the news only show immigrants, politicians, celebrities(may also be shown in a over positive light not of reality) and other figures and/minorities when they are doing bad or stupid stuff.

[@SoulConvoy]

Some misinformation in this video, most jumping spiders are friendly with eachother, just not on the same scale. you can probably keep 3-4 jumpies together of most varieties, espcially the regal jumping spider together, and provided you feed them, they will get along

[@mmorley10]

Who else thought she sounded like Danielle DeFoe from Animalogic? I was so surprised when they cut to the narrator and it wasn't her!

[@marxtheenigma873]

Me

[@brendakrieger7000]

Yes, very similar voice

[@dancingsocrates9491]

Had the same thought. So similar!

[@tobywebb2112]

Haha that's what I thought at first but I noticed there was not one crackle in her voice. DeFoe has constant voice cracks

[@greensun1334]

But she is attractive too!

[@Eli-akad]

Them being able to break down the fibers may stem from their ant larvae prey. However that may only apply to one population so there most likely is a more in depth explanation

[@kimmykimmie]

My favorite time of month!!!

[@Amalya88]

The presenter has a great voice. It’s sooo helpful when the narrator of science content and fact finding is enjoyable to listen to.

[@kendallm8331]

🥺 they're introverted spiders doing their best

[@davidbarkin8269]

Fantastic! Much thanks for this video!

[@zeykriid]

as a person with horribly extreme arachnophobia, B. Kiplingi is now a member of my “maybe not going to kill me” list of spiders. It now includes: peacock spiders, and B. Kiplingi. That’s it. /:

[@NekoAnthro]

I wonder if Lucas the Spider episodes might be a way to help you look at spiders differently?

[@ReptilianTeaDrinker]

ALL Jumping spiders are literally harmless to humans and they're super intelligent, with good eyesight and just insanely adorable. They helped me get over my arachnophobia and I used to have it severely that it actually got in the way of my life. I'm no longer afraid of spiders, thanks to those little guys and I now find all spiders cute. lol

[@THEchiQ]

Delena cancerides Walckenaer are somewhat social too. They raise their young, and, after leaving the nest, the spiderlings cooperate to hunt until large enough to go solo. Very cool. They also look like they have booties.

[@seleniaperla-flores6989]

So this spider is basically an omnivore

[@Dragrath1]

most "herbivorous" animals are technically omnivores in that they will not turn down meat that is easy to catch & eat hence why herbivory is determined based on majority percentage of diet coming from plants rather than sole consumption of vegies. Technically with the exception of some metamorphic insect larvae practically no animals are truly herbivores in the sense of digesting plants on their own. Most depend on gut microbes to do this or wait for decomposers to start doing the work first of breaking down cellulose and lignin. Among herbivores browsers eat select parts of plants richer in easier to digest nutrients (typically flowers or young growth) This seems to be what this spider classifies as. Grazers ae herbivores which specialize in sheer volume of material this is extremely inefficient and usually requires combinations of adaptations like multiple stomachs regurgitation of partially digested plant stuff to digest it several times, eating their own poo to digest it several times or eating the gut microbes that break down their food via a special suite of stomach known as the rumen. Then lastly are the herbivorous detritivores that eat decaying plant material. I guess there are also Termites and Shipworms which thanks to microbes in their guts can get some nutrition from breaking down wood i.e. lignin. There is a third structural material used by plants silica but literally being rock nothing thus far can eat it so it passes through on the other side as grains of sand.

[@VeritasNil]

horses are classed as herbivorous even if they do occasionally snack on small birds, mammals and fish

[@1jotun136]

This just popped up on my feed and that means the youtube algorithm sometimes works. Keep up the good work!

[@jaxonfairfield]

I think that one "dislike" is just someone who doesn't like spiders, which makes me wonder: Why even click on the video in the first place? XD

[@UrMe666]

Have you ever thought they watched the video and didn’t like it mind blowing right

[@jaxonfairfield]

@@UrMe666 Is being a jerk on the internet paying really well for you these days, or is just being really fun at parties reward enough?

[@dombo813]

Evolving herbivory on a spider is a massive achievement, that must be extremely difficult starting from such specialised digestive techniques.

[@NewMessage]

But he manages to do it without telling everyone, like.. ALL the time.

[@BullenTheBullen2]

le funny 1980's joke lmao

[@earlgibbs9985]

Love this site. Photography and storyline are great!

[@cyng6734]

Everyone: *"Vegan spider isn't real, it just your imagination."* The ONE vegan spider: *Am I a joke to y'all??"* **Sad vegan spider noises**

[@dibershai6009]

Everybody gangsta until "vegan" spider eats an ant.

[@zerotodona1495]

No animal is vegan. All can and will eat meat if they must. Cows, deers, and horses have eaten birds. There’s even KZbin videos of it.

[@HighKnight]

The correct term is Flexitarian to describe this arachnid. They eat mostly plant material. But if the opportunity to murk and eat a fly comes by, it is go time.

[@vanderkarl3927]

It's incredible how selection pressures produce such incredible niches as these. Niches on niches on niches...

[@therongjr]

"Bagheera"/बघीरा is Hindi for "panther"

[@christinelamastra6954]

I’m a spider lover/enthusiast but had no idea about this. Love learning new things.

[@sugipulaboule]

You forgot 3 things: 1. They can't go for more than 5 minutes without telling someone what they eat 2. They are subscribed to at least 3 animal rescue/conservation channels 3. They're annoying as hell to go shopping with

[@nickmagrick7702]

almost all jumping spiders are unusually friendly. I thought it was bullsht at first when I heard about it, but more often than not im able to touch them, quite a few even want to jump on me and explore. Theres been a few that once I started holding them, they kept jumping back onto me when I tried to put them down. They have bigger brains because of the fact they don't make webs, meaning they need to hunt and be more active, which leads to larger cortex for spacial memory and short term memory. Not so clear why they evolved traits to be social, probably a side effect of the other stuff.

[@CthulhuianBunny]

Shame such a cool animal is named after the writer of "The White Man's Burden".

[@quantumblauthor7300]

I think that's obscure enough to not really congregate hateful commentary around it. "this spider is a dogwhistle" like what

[@_swordfern]

One time I found a Pacific Northwest Orb weaver that had web ensnared a blackberry. It had taken on the pigment, so it's normally bright brown/orange was stained purple. I wish I had a picture

[@toomanyhungrycats0554]

Just dont assume all spiders can become vegan. Like how some people are with cats.

[@noodlepoodle7097]

Ahhhh I’ve been looking forward to this all week yall have no idea 😩😩

[@maoomph]

Wow she talks so sophisticated IMO that the little puns and remarks she makes just went over my head.

[@dwightmansburden7722]

Great stuff, and I love her outfit and the set (purple is my favorite color). That is a beautiful little spider, too. Fascinating.

[@sainjawoof3506]

Bagheera kiplingi- my inner child nerd 🤓 is so happy with the naming if this spider. I loved Kipling's books, and Bagheera was my favourite character. This little 🕷️🕸️ must be my spirit animal ❤️.

[@MaYkO-WWH]

Everytime I find another channel like this, it very much makes my day. Thank you for the content and please continue to make more.

[@KxNOxUTA]

This is amazing! It's basically li the step of humans having gobe from "hunters & gatherers" to "settlers/farmers". I love this!

[@CasMullac]

I believe it’s because the Spiders ate those Ants, which had been eating the tree nectar, and some Spiders muted to get a tiny edge by being able to digest what the Ant had already consumed. The mutation compounds through natural selection. Its only a small jump from there to eating the nectar source directly.

[@lesleyghostdragon3149]

Really cute presentation in this video. Well done, Bizarre Beasts Team 👏🏆👏 Binge watching Bizarre Beasts is like a happy creepy fairy tale come true 💖🪄💖

[@violet_broregarde]

Thank you for this video. I had no idea about any of this and I love it. Super wacky.

[@martinator_videns]

This video was definitely funky, and 100% sounds like a news headline: Quasi-social spider eats (mostly) ant food.

[@jbomb1414ify]

I've always thought of jumping spiders as being the smartest and most highly evolved kind of spiders. Truly fascinating little buggers

[@adorableweiner1099]

all Jumping spider are just amazing and unique. Smart little things with a unsaul behavior compüared to there relatives

[@Faliat]

I managed to record footage back in 2019 of a spider in my aunt's kitchen feeding on pomelo flesh. Literally biting into a bit of it to suck out juice. Never knew it was even possible until I saw that.

[@hmmmmmmmmm3]

Knew a little about this amazing find, but didn’t know about the social aspect. 👏

[@johnpiccolini3305]

This series is a staple of my science diet - thank you for another great menu item!