This small jumping spider is nursing her young with milk | Science News

Female Toxeus magnus spiders, native to tropical and subtropical areas in Asia, produce nutrient-rich milk to feed their young for weeks, even after the spiderlings begin to hunt on their own. Here, a 1-week-old juvenile nurses an area of its mother’s abdomen from which the milk is available. Read more: Video: Z. Chen et al/Science 2018
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