Sit-and-wait predators typically exploit sources effectively by consuming a variety of prey. This research offers the primary evaluation of the pure food regimen and prey selectivity of the spider Neotama mexicana (Hersiliidae) in a tropical humid forest in Manizales, Colombia. Each diurnal and nocturnal surveys have been performed to doc precise and potential prey. A complete of 102 prey gadgets have been recorded. Though no statistically vital constructive selectivity was detected on the order degree, N. mexicana confirmed a marked tendency to devour spiders (significantly Clubiona and Anyphaenidae) and a decrease tendency to feed on dipterans, hemipterans, hymenopterans, and psocopterans. These findings point out that N. mexicana is a euryphagous predator, primarily consuming cursorial arthropods. Future research ought to decide whether or not this feeding sample is frequent amongst hersiliids, whether or not this species possesses morphological or behavioral variations for araneophagy, and the way prey dietary high quality influences its food regimen.
Galvis-Cano, Y. A., Gómez, J. Á., Castro, G. R., Aceves-Aparicio, A., Robledo-Ospina, L. E., & García, L. F. (2026). Pure food regimen, trophic area of interest and prey selectivity of a euryphagous bark predator, Neotama mexicana (Araneae: Hersiliidae), in a semi-urban forest of Caldas, Colombia. Meals Webs, e00438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fooweb.2026.e00438
