In this paper, 374 incidents of frog predation by spiders are reported based on a
comprehensive global literature and social media survey. Frog-catching spiders have been …

Vertebrate predation by invertebrates has been classically underexplored and thus
underestimated, despite the fact that many arthropods consume vertebrates. To shed some …

In this paper, 319 incidents of snake predation by spiders are reported based on a
comprehensive global literature and social media survey. Snake-catching spiders have …

According to a recent global literature survey, a total of 39 out of the 129 known spider
families (∼ 30%) contain species capable of capturing vertebrate prey. The finding that the …

Tropical wandering spiders (Ctenidae) are a diverse group of cursorial predators with its
greatest species richness in the tropics. Traditionally, Ctenidae are diagnosed based on the …

Three predation events are described from Costa Rica and Mexico: Centruroides gracilis
(Latreille, 1804) on Anolis sagrei (Dumeril & Bibron, 1837), Cupiennius coccineus FO …

Interactions between vertebrates and invertebrates at similar trophic levels can shape
community diversity and interactions, being frogs acting as prey and predators. Although …

Abstract Kiekie Polotow & Brescovit, 2018 is a Neotropical genus of Ctenidae, with most of
its species occuring in Central America. In this study, we review the systematics of Kiekie …

In seasonal wet Neotropical forests, many studies have suggested that species-rich
terrestrial frog assemblages are regulated bottom-up by the abundance of leaf litter …

Materials and Methods We made five observations in tropical forest at Drake Bay, Costa
Rica (8.7126 N, 83.6455 W; datum WGS 84; elevation 13–44 m) and one in coniferous forest …