Tailless Whipscorpion (Phrynus longipes) Feeds on Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus)

Tailless Whipscorpion (Phrynus longipes) Feeds on Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus)

A tailless whipscorpion (Phrynus longipes) was observed feeding on an Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus) atop a large boulder on the island of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. This is the first record of any avian species serving as prey for an amblypygid.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Wilson journal of ornithology 2006-09, Vol.118 (3), p.422-423
Hauptverfasser: Owen, Jennifer L., Cokendolpher, James C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Arachnids
Birds
Diet
Hummingbirds
Orthorhyncus cristatus
Phrynus longipes
Predation
Predators
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Zusammenfassung:A tailless whipscorpion (Phrynus longipes) was observed feeding on an Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus) atop a large boulder on the island of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. This is the first record of any avian species serving as prey for an amblypygid.
ISSN:1559-4491
1938-5447
DOI:10.1676/05-062.1