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. 2013 Mar 13;8(3):e58120. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058120

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

Epeira bilineata and Epeira heraldica are now termed Araneus bilineatus and Araneus heraldicus and placed in the family Araneidae under Nomina dubia [33]. * Weight estimated using data for similar-sized adult female Argiope argentata [132].