Abstract

DOMINGUEZ-LASO, Matías  and  ROSAS-ESPINOZA, Verónica Carolina. Is the spider Paraphidippus cf. aurantius (Araneae: Salticidae) predator or scaveger of the Violet-crowned Hummingbird (Amazilia violiceps) (Gould, 1859) (Apodiformes: Trochilidae) in Mexico?. Acta Zool. Mex [online]. 2017, vol.33, n.2, pp.382-385. ISSN 2448-8445.

Although the active predation upon a variety of prey is the general described behavior of jumping spiders, it has been registered other behaviors like being scavengers. Spiders have been reported as predator of birds. Even though, in some cases it is not clear if there is a predator or scavenger event. This is the first formal record in Mexico of a spider Paraphidippus cf. aurantius eating upon the Violet-crowned Hummingbird (Amazilia violiceps).

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