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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1 September 2006
Tailless Whipscorpion (Phrynus longipes) Feeds on Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Orthorhyncus cristatus)
Jennifer L. Owen,
James C. Cokendolpher
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The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
Vol. 118 • No. 3
September 2006
Vol. 118 • No. 3
September 2006