Overlooked instances of earthworm predation by spiders in temperate Asia
Earthworms (Annelida: Oligochaeta) are major soil decomposers and serve as an important food resource in the soil foraging web.Due to their high biomass and soft, unarmored bodies, earthworms are consumed by a wide range of animal taxa, including insectivorous mammals and birds, as well as invertebrates such as ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), predatory ground beetles (
Authors
- Yu Fukasawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3734-3037)
- Ryota Hidaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9658-129X)
- Yuya Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9691-5267)
Institutions
- Tokushima Prefectural Museum (JP)
- Fukushima Prefectural Museum of Art (JP)
- Army and Navy Club (US)
- Science Club (US)
- Fukuyama City University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Arachnologica
- Published
- 2025-12-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2476/asjaa.74.125
- Primary Topic
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00