there’s a new species of jumping spider…. and it feeds its babies milk.
“chen et al. describe an ant-mimicking jumping spider that secretes a nutritious milk-like substance on which its young offspring are entirely dependent. The spider also continues to care for the spiderlings as they mature and become independent.”
by popular request here’s a picture of the new jumping spider species that produces milk, toxeus magnus. its milk contains 2 milligrams of sugar per milliliter of liquid, 5.2 milligrams of fat and a whopping 124 milligrams of protein, and researchers suggest it may be made from unviable eggs.
So spiders DO have tiddies after all
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