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Observation of predation of the giant fishing spider Ancylometes rufus (Walckenaer, 1837) (Araneae, Ctenidae) on Dendropsophus melanargyreus Cope, 1877 (Anura, Hylidae)

Biota Neotropica (2011) 11(4) 349-351
DOI: 10.1590/S1676-06032011000400028
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We report here an observation of predation of the giant spider Ancylometes rufus on the tree frog Dendropsophus melanargyreus in a southern region of Amazonia Forest. We also reviewed the available literature on predation of this spider species on vertebrates.

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Moura, M. R., & Azevedo, L. P. (2011). Observation of predation of the giant fishing spider Ancylometes rufus (Walckenaer, 1837) (Araneae, Ctenidae) on Dendropsophus melanargyreus Cope, 1877 (Anura, Hylidae). Biota Neotropica, 11(4), 349–351. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1676-06032011000400028

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