Spiders eat astronomical numbers of insects

Tuesday, March 14, 2017 - 14:01 in Biology & Nature

A new study reveals some stunning estimates about how much the world's spiders eat annually: between 400 and 800 million tons of insects and other invertebrates. These eight-legged carnivores play an important role to keep countless insect pests in check.

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