Orb-weaving Spider,Argiope savignyi(Araneidae), Predation on the Proboscis BatRhynchonycterisnaso(Emballonuridae)
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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) We report an observation of an orbweaving 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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Costa Rica, 570, Argiope, 590, bats, Predation, Sac-winged bat, bat, Biodiversity, Rhynchonycteris, Chiroptera, Mammalia, Animalia, Chordata
Costa Rica, 570, Argiope, 590, bats, Predation, Sac-winged bat, bat, Biodiversity, Rhynchonycteris, Chiroptera, Mammalia, Animalia, Chordata
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