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

dc.contributor.authorTimm, Robert M.
dc.contributor.authorLosilla, Mauricio
dc.date.accessioned2009-04-11T02:30:52Z
dc.date.available2009-04-11T02:30:52Z
dc.date.issued2007-12
dc.identifier.citationTimm, 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
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/4463
dc.description.abstractWe 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.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherCaribbean Journal of Science
dc.subjectChiroptera
dc.subjectCosta Rica
dc.subjectPredation
dc.subjectRhynchonycteris
dc.subjectSac-winged bat
dc.subjectArgiope
dc.titleOrb-weaving spider, Argiope savignyi (Araneidae), predation on the proboscis bat Rhynchonycteris naso (Emballonuridae)
dc.typeArticle
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