The gray sac-winged bat (Balantiopteryx plicata) trapped in a net of golden silk spider (Nephila sp.) in Oaxaca

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Published: Dec 30, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22201/ie.20074484e.2019.9.2.288
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Balantiopteryx plicata, depredación, Emballonuridae, Nephila sp., Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, red de seda de araña Balantiopteryx plicata, Emballonuridae, Nephila sp., Pinotepa Nacional-Oaxaca, predation, spider silk

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Luis Francisco Nieto-Toscano
Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa. Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Vicentina. Iztapalapa. 09340. Ciudad de México, México
Matías Martínez-Coronel
Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa. Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Vicentina. Iztapalapa. 09340. Ciudad de México, México.

Abstract

We report the observation of a bat (Balantiopteryx plicata) trapped in a spider web (Nephila sp.), which was found alongside a temporary stream in a low tropical deciduous forest, in Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca. The bat was found in good condition, which indicates that the specimen was not attacked by the spider and it had no signs of dehydration and insolation, when it was released. This observation is the first record of a bat trapped in a spider web in Mexico.

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