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Bagheera kiplingi is a species of jumping spider found in Central America, including Mexico, Costa Rica, and Guatemala. It is the type species of the genus Bagheera, which includes three other species, including B. prosper. [1] B. kiplingi is notable for its peculiar diet, which is mostly herbivorous. [2]
A few species are native to colder climates, like the green huntsman spider (Micrommata virescens) which is native to Northern and Central Europe. [18] Some tropical species like Heteropoda venatoria (Cane huntsman) and Delena cancerides (Social huntsman) have been accidentally introduced to many subtropical parts of the world, including New ...
Yigüirro, Costa Rica's national bird. 941 bird species have been recorded in Costa Rica (including Cocos Island), more than all of the United States and Canada combined. More than 600 of the Costa Rican species are permanent residents, and upwards of 200 are migrants, spending portions of the year outside of the country, usually in North America.
With so many kinds of eight-legged bugs running around (nearly 3,000 species in North America alone!), the most common house spiders are bound to pop up in your abode from time to time. And with ...
Hymenoepimecis argyraphaga is a Costa Rican parasitoid wasp whose host is the spider Leucauge argyra.The wasp is unusual in modifying the spider's web building behavior to make a web made of very strong lines designed to support the wasp's cocoon without breaking in the rain.
The two main types of venomous spiders in Florida are widow and recluse spiders, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Black widows , particularly females, are ...
A study conducted by researchers at Lewis & Clark College on a single female C. captiosus found that it carried a total venom protein of 604.25. [7] It has been reported that a bite from this species is described as a needle-like puncture with subsequent swelling about the site, nausea, dizziness, and flulike symptoms that persist for several days. [8]
Cyrtophora citricola is found in Asia, Africa, Australia, Costa Rica, Hispaniola, Colombia, and Southern Europe. [2] The species is unable to survive in temperatures below -1 °C (30.2 °F). [10] C. citricola was also discovered in Florida in 2000 and it makes its webs on canal bridges from the east end of Everglades National Park to the east ...