Spiders are partial to a side order of pollen with their flies Spiders may not be the pure predators we generally believe, after a study found that some make up a quarter of their diet by eating pollen. Biologists have now demonstrated that orb web spiders -- like the common garden variety -- choose to eat pollen even when insects are available.
Dec. 18, 2013 - Science Daily
Spiders partial to a side order of pollen with their flies ( University of Exeter ) Spiders may not be the pure predators we generally believe, after a study found that some make up a quarter of their diet by eating pollen.Dr Dirk Sanders of the University of Exeter demonstrated that orb web spiders -- like the common garden variety -- choose to eat pollen even when insects are available.
Dec. 18, 2013 - EurekAlert!