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 …

More than 80 incidences of fish predation by semi-aquatic spiders–observed at the fringes of
shallow freshwater streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps, and fens–are reviewed. We …

Herein, we report observations about spider predation on anurans (adults and juveniles) in
Central Amazonia and a literature review of spiders preying on amphibians in the …

We present a species list of spiders collected over a period of more than 5 years in a
rainforest reserve in central Amazonia-Reserva Ducke. The list is mainly based on intense …

Despite the dominance of terrestriality in spiders, species across a diverse array of families
are associated with aquatic habitats. Many species in the spider family Dictynidae are …

South America is the fourth largest continent on the planet; its birds, mammals, and
amphibian's biodiversity is relatively well known, but no outright assessment of the continent …

A new Brazilian genus of curtain-web spiders, family Dipluridae, Harpathele gen. nov., is
described, with Harpathele gymnognatha comb. nov.(Rio de Janeiro state) as its type …

A check list of the Araneae type specimens deposited in the Museu Nacional, Universidade
Federal do Rio de Janeiro, is given, including also all the type specimens of species …

Abstract Phoneutria boliviensis (FOP-Cambridge 1897) is a medically important wandering
spider distributed from Central America to northern South America. This study is the first …

We studied temporal variation in adult size and sexual size dimorphism (SSD) of seven
hunting spider species, Ctenus amphora, C. crulsi, C. manauara, C. villasboasi (Ctenidae) …