Bagheera Kiplingi

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Bagheera kiplingi is a jumping spider notable for feeding largely on plant-derived resources, especially nutrient-rich Beltian bodies produced by certain acacia species. That makes it one of the rare spiders with a predominantly herbivorous diet.

RareBagheera Kiplingi

HP 2400ATK 2400DEF 2450Level 0/10

In battle

HP: 2,400
ATK: 2,400
DEF: 2,450
Energy cost: 1

Passive Skills

If spiders are in the team, they gain damage reduction +10% for the remainder of the combat
When user HP is above 50%, DEF +77%
When user HP is below 50%, ATK +50%
ATK +20% and dodge chance +20% (60% max) each time the animal is hit

Attack Effects

Reduces enemy DEF +50% (1 round)

Overview

The animal behind the card

It lives within a complex ant-acacia system, where it must avoid aggressive ants while exploiting the same food structures those ants defend. Although it can still take animal prey, plant material forms a substantial share of the diet in some populations.

Its name has a literary origin: the genus Bagheera references Bagheera, the black panther character from Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book stories, and the species epithet kiplingi honors Kipling himself. It is a rare case where spider taxonomy and literary history intersect directly.