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There are an estimated 50,000 species of spider living on Earth .
Bagheera kiplingi is the only near-herbivorous spider known and a rather extreme outlier in a group known for its predatory behavior.
Evarcha culicivora does not feed directly on human blood, but does so indirectly by preying on blood-fed female mosquitoes.
The vampire spider has an approximate hierarchy of preferences, with blood-fed female Anopheles at the top.
The spider judges how "fat" the abdomen appears as an indication that it is full of blood.
To determine sex, it also looks at how feathered the antennae are, as female mosquitoes have barer antennae.
The Lives of Spiders: A Natural History of the World's Spiders (The Lives of the Natural World) by Dr. Ximena Nelson is available now — $ 30.47 on Amazon .
Dr. Nelson is Professor of Animal Behavior at the University of Canterbury , New Zealand .
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