Although little spider web spindles can be seen between the frog’s still-open jaw, Watts insists that both creatures are very much dead. Not much is known about the battle to the death, but ...

In 2017, researchers spotted a spider in the Damastes genus clutching a Heterixalus andrakata tree frog — the second time that Madagascar spiders have been seen eating frogs. The spider was ...

MYAKKA CITY, Fla. – Remember that bat found trapped in a massive spider web in Texas back in August? It appears Florida is trying to one-up the Lone Star State with a frog that died while eating ...

The image shows a Wolf spider — a large spider with excellent eyesight — devouring a poison dart frog. They capture prey by popping out of their underground burrows and grabbing it as it walk by.

However, only a single observation of the spider eating a frog near the trap was reported in the study, and it has sparked some debate among scientists not involved in the research.

The dark, leggy spider snacks on fish, frogs and tadpoles; the spider also makes a meal of the invasive cane toad, Rhinella marina, whose females can weigh up to 3.3 pounds (1.5 kilograms ...

Retreat and predation event near retreat of Damastes sp. (a) Spider specimen of Damastes sp. (THC140, adult female), the prosoma and opisthosoma are approximately 1.5 cm in length (smallest square ...

In this collaboration between the two animals, the small frogs keep the burrow of the spider free of ants and other intruders that might pose a threat to the spider's eggs as ants are used to ...

In a first-ever observation, scientists have documented a jumping spider catch and eat a tadpole. Though some large species of jumping spiders have been known to prey on frogs and lizards, this is ...