Table 2. Fresh weight and body length (cephalothorax plus abdomen) of adult spiders reported to catch bats (arranged in alphabethical order).
Spider species | Weight [g] | Body length [cm] | Source | report # |
Araneus bilineatus | unknown | unknown | - | 26 |
Araneus heraldicus | unknown | unknwon | - | 27 |
Argiope savignyi | ∼0.5 * | 1.3–1.8 | [129] | 14–15 |
Avicularia sp. | 10–30 | 5–7 | [67] | 1–2 |
Dolomedes triton | 1 | 2 | [130] | 6 |
Eriophora fuliginea | 1.4 | 3 | [101] | 22–24 |
Eriophora transmarina | unknown | 2.5 | www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/105.htm | 42 |
Heteropoda venatoria | 2–6.5 | 2–4 | [63] | 5 |
Lasiodora parahybana | up to >100 | 9–10 | [68] | 3 |
Nephila clavipes | 1–3 | 2–3.5 | [46]–[47] | 7–9, 11, 16–17, 19–21 |
Nephila pilipes | 2–7 | 4–5 | [51], [53] | 28–33, 35–36, 38–40, 45 |
Nephilengys cruentata | 0.5–1.6 | 2.5 | [60], [62] | 47 |
Parawixia dehaani | unknown | 2 | [131] | 34 |
Poecilotheria rufilata | 28–85 | 6.5 | [31] | 4 |