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Scavenging of a road-killed Green-striped Frog Cyclorana alboguttata by a Union Jack Wolf Spider Tasmanicosa sp. (Aranae: Lycosidae)

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This note documents an account of a Union-Jack Wolf Spider Tasmanicosa sp. actively feeding upon a freshly road-killed Green-striped Frog Cyclorana alboguttata. This provides the first report of this genus scavenging on vertebrate prey.

Source: Biodiversity Observations

DOI: 10.15641/bo.1813

Authors: Jack M McFadden, Michael S McFadden

Institution: Taronga Conservation Society Australia

Language: English

Topic: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4409798754

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