Predation on Tropidurus hispidus (Squamata: Tropiduridae) by Lasiodora klugi (Aranea: Theraphosidae) in the semiarid caatinga region of northeastern Brazil

Vieira, Washington Luiz Silva; Gonçalves, Maria Betânia Ribeiro; Nóbrega, Rômulo Pantoja

doi:10.1590/s1676-06032012000400028

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“…In addition, spiders have a generalist diet (Riechert & Harp, 1987) and a variety of hunting modalities, ranging from active foraging to ambush or sit‐and‐wait strategies (Willemart & Lacava, 2017), combined with the ability to build webs to trap prey (Foelix, 2011; Gosline et al., 1999). All these characteristics, in addition to the fact that spiders can have larger body size than some vertebrate species, allow them to prey upon different vertebrate taxa (McCormick & Polis, 1982; Vieira et al., 2012).…”

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Lizard predation by spiders: A review from the Neotropical and Andean regions

Reyes-Olivares

Guajardo-Santibáñez²,

Segura³

et al. 2020

Ecology and Evolution

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Vertebrate predation by invertebrates has been classically underexplored and thus underestimated, despite the fact that many arthropods consume vertebrates. To shed some light on the relevance that spider predation may have upon lizards in the Neotropical and Andean regions, we compiled the available information in the literature on this trophic interaction. We found 50 reports of spiders consuming lizards in these regions, and the 88% of these were from the Neotropical region. Spiders belong to eight families, but Ctenidae and Theraphosidae were the most frequently reported predators. Lizards belong to 12 families, and the most commonly consumed species corresponded to the families Dactyloidae (all Anolis lizards), Gymnophthalmidae, and Sphaerodactylidae. Data suggest trophic spider–lizard associations between Ctenidae and Dactyloidae, followed by Theraphosidae and Liolaemidae. The body sizes of the spiders and lizards showed a positive relationship, and spiders were smaller than their prey. We conclude that various spider taxa can be considered lizard predators and they may be ecologically important in the Neotropical and Andean regions. However, spiders of prime predation relevance seem to be those of the Ctenidae and Theraphosidae families.

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Lizard predation by spiders: A review from the Neotropical and Andean regions

Reyes-Olivares

Guajardo-Santibáñez²,

Segura³

et al. 2020

Ecology and Evolution

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“…Tropidurus hispidus (S , 1825) (Squamata, Iguania, Tropiduridae) is a lizard species widely distributed along South America that may be found in different habitats throughout its geographic distribution (Rodrigues, 1987(Rodrigues, , 1988Avila-Pires, 1995;Carvalho, 2013). Lizards of this species feed on arthropods, small vertebrates, and plant material (Vitt et al, 1996;Van Sluys et al, 2004;Freire, 2009, 2011;Zanchi et al, 2012), and serve as prey for both invertebrates, such as spiders (Vieira et al, 2012) and vertebrates, as, for example, lizards (Sales et al, 2011;Silva et al, 2013). Siphlophis leucocephalus and T. hispidus are sympatric in some locations along their geographical range.…”

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confidence: 99%