Add to ORKGWe report an observation of an orb-weaving spider (Argiope savignyi; Araneidae) capturing and feeding on a proboscis bat (Rhynchonycteris naso; Emballonuridae) at the La Selva Biological Station in the Caribbean lowlands of Costa Rica. This observation and others suggest that spiders prey upon small bats more frequently than has been noted previously, and that invertebrates should now be considered as regular predators on small bats
Spiders are powerful predators, but the threats confronting them are numerous. A survey is presented...
Metabus gravidus spiders live in colonies of five to 70 individuals and construct their webs over mo...
Prey capture dynamics of the colonial, orb-weaving spider Metabus gravidus (Araneidae) are based on ...
We report an observation of an orb-weaving spider (Argiope savignyi; Araneidae) capturing and feedin...
<p>Adult female <i>Avicularia urticans</i> feeding on a Greater Sac-winged Bat (<i>Saccopteryx bilin...
In this paper more than 50 incidences of bats being captured by spiders are reviewed. Bat-catching s...
In this paper more than 50 incidences of bats being captured by spiders are reviewed. Bat-catching s...
The growing number of reports of spiders preying on bats over the past decade indicates that such ev...
Bats throughout the world are preyed upon primarily by vertebrates, but some are also attacked by in...
Theridion evexum constructs webs in the understory of wet middle-elevation forests in Costa Rica. Th...
Herein, we report observations about spider predation on anurans (adults and juveniles) in Central A...
Conservation of the endangered notch-eared bat (M. emarginatus) requires a specific action plan base...
Anoplophora glabripennis is a large wood-boring cerambycid beetle that has recently invaded North Am...
The southern Neotropics harbour one of the largest diversity of bats and raptors in the world, howev...
Saba Island (Caribbean Netherlands) is one of the northernmost islands of the Lesser Antilles. It is...
Spiders are powerful predators, but the threats confronting them are numerous. A survey is presented...
Metabus gravidus spiders live in colonies of five to 70 individuals and construct their webs over mo...
Prey capture dynamics of the colonial, orb-weaving spider Metabus gravidus (Araneidae) are based on ...
We report an observation of an orb-weaving spider (Argiope savignyi; Araneidae) capturing and feedin...
<p>Adult female <i>Avicularia urticans</i> feeding on a Greater Sac-winged Bat (<i>Saccopteryx bilin...
In this paper more than 50 incidences of bats being captured by spiders are reviewed. Bat-catching s...
In this paper more than 50 incidences of bats being captured by spiders are reviewed. Bat-catching s...
The growing number of reports of spiders preying on bats over the past decade indicates that such ev...
Bats throughout the world are preyed upon primarily by vertebrates, but some are also attacked by in...
Theridion evexum constructs webs in the understory of wet middle-elevation forests in Costa Rica. Th...
Herein, we report observations about spider predation on anurans (adults and juveniles) in Central A...
Conservation of the endangered notch-eared bat (M. emarginatus) requires a specific action plan base...
Anoplophora glabripennis is a large wood-boring cerambycid beetle that has recently invaded North Am...
The southern Neotropics harbour one of the largest diversity of bats and raptors in the world, howev...
Saba Island (Caribbean Netherlands) is one of the northernmost islands of the Lesser Antilles. It is...
Spiders are powerful predators, but the threats confronting them are numerous. A survey is presented...
Metabus gravidus spiders live in colonies of five to 70 individuals and construct their webs over mo...
Prey capture dynamics of the colonial, orb-weaving spider Metabus gravidus (Araneidae) are based on ...