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

Jack M McFadden; Michael S McFadden

doi:10.15641/bo.1813

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

How to Cite

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