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

Authors

  • Jack M McFadden Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
  • Michael S McFadden Taronga Conservation Society Australia, PO Box 20, Mosman, New South Wales, Australia, 2088

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15641/bo.1813

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.

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Published

2025-04-25

Issue

Vol. 15 (2025)

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Copyright (c) 2025 Jack M McFadden, Michael S McFadden

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Scavenging of a road-killed Green-striped Frog Cyclorana alboguttata by a Union Jack Wolf Spider Tasmanicosa sp. (Aranae: Lycosidae). (2025). Biodiversity Observations, 15(1), 66-68. https://doi.org/10.15641/bo.1813