Vampire Spiders Select Insect Victims Based on Antennae

A Kenyan species of jumping spider, Evarcha culicivora, prefers snacking on engorged female Anopheles mosquitoes and detects them via visual cues relating to its prey’s antennae.
Vampire Spiders Select Insect Victims Based on Antennae
A vampire spider consumes a mosquito. Robert Jackson
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