Frogs being eaten by spiders - Reptilenesia

Spider (Ancylometes bogotensis) with its captured frog (Leptodactylus validus) in Trinidad. Photo by Renoir Auguste.

Spiders appear to feed on almost any animal that they can overpower. Although their main prey consists of insects and other invertebrates, they also feed on vertebrates such as mammals and frogs.
Spiders prey on a variety of species of frogs from across the Neotropics, and Trinidad is no exception. These types of predator-prey relationships are rarely encountered in the wild by people. However, when they are observed, it helps add to our knowledge of the natural history and ecology of these animals.