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Orb-weaving spider, Argiope savignyi (Araneidae), predation on the proboscis bat Rhynchonycteris naso (Emballonuridae)

Timm, Robert M.
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Losilla, Mauricio
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We 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.
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2007-12
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Caribbean Journal of Science
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Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Scholarly Works
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Scholarly Works
Kansas African Studies Center Scholarly Works
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Chiroptera, Costa Rica, Predation, Rhynchonycteris, Sac-winged bat, Argiope
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Timm, R. M. and M. Losilla. 2007. Orb-weaving spider, Argiope savignyi (Araneidae), predation on the proboscis bat Rhynchonycteris naso (Emballonuridae). Caribbean Journal of Science 43(2):282–284
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