Not just mammals: Some spiders nurse their young with milk

Nursing their young is a characteristic that had specifically belonged to mammals, but researchers have discovered a species of spider in Southeast Asia that nurses its offspring. The young spiders feed on a nutrient -filled fluid created by their mothers until even after they have fully matured. This milk helps the spiders survive for their first 20 days, where it is necessary, but they still continue to use the milk. This is very important because it allows for more research to be put into finding out what has caused organisms other than mammals to nurse their young. This could potentially also lead to new discoveries of other insects that use milk to feed their young.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/11/spiders-nurse-young-with-milk-lactation-arachnids/

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  1. AnonymousDecember 20, 2018 at 9:55 AM

    This is very interesting, I did not know some species of spiders nursed their offspring, but it is good because it helps them to survive.

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