What spiders eating weird stuff tell us about complex Amazon food webs
Rare views of invertebrates munching on vertebrates include a tarantula and an opossum
![fishing spider eating a tadpole](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/022719_JR_spiders-vertebrates_feat.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
WHAT’S FOR DINNER? Documenting invertebrates of the Amazon rainforest chowing down on vertebrates, such as this fishing spider with a tadpole in its mouth, helps scientists connect the dots of the Amazon’s intricate food web.
Emanuele Biggi/Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 2019