3 remarkable spiders: A vegetarian, a vampire and a predator that uses 'pincer, fork and key'
When you purchase through links on our website , we may earn an affiliate commission . Here ’s how it works . There are an estimated 50,000 coinage of spider live on Earth , from behemoths likethe giant hunter and goliath birdeater , down to the flyspeck , the nanus orb weaver andPatu digua . In this excerpt from " The Lives of Spiders : A raw History of the World ’s Spiders " ( Princeton University Press , 2024 ) , authorXimena Nelsonlooks at the three specie with unusual diets — plants , blood and tab bugs ....