A velvet worm (Onychophora: Peripatidae) feeding on a free ranging spider in Sierra Llorona, Panama

A velvet worm (Onychophora: Peripatidae) feeding on a free ranging spider in Sierra Llorona, Panama

Authors

  • Macario González Escuela de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas, Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí, David, Panamá
  • Ángel Sosa-Bartuano Colección Zoológica Dr. Eustorgio Méndez, Departamento de Investigación en Entomología Médica, Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios de la Salud, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
  • Julián Monge-Nájera Laboratorio de Ecología Urbana, Universidad Estatal a Distancia (UNED), 2050 San José, Costa Rica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v10i2.2159

Keywords:

Neotropical invertebrates, adhesive net, private reserve, tropical rainforest

Abstract

Onychophoran worms seldom attack spiders because spiders are agile and dangerous prey. Here we report an onychophoran feeding on a spider (possibly a Ctenidae) in Sierra Llorona, Colón, Panamá (9,35863°-79,70287°; altitude 491 m).

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Published

2018-09-21

How to Cite

González, M., Sosa-Bartuano, Ángel, & Monge-Nájera, J. (2018). A velvet worm (Onychophora: Peripatidae) feeding on a free ranging spider in Sierra Llorona, Panama. UNED Research Journal, 10(2), 283–284. https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v10i2.2159

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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2018)

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