Uploaded April 2014 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago
Giant Spider Eats Bats. In almost every continent on the planet, except for Antarctica, there are spiders that will eat bats. The most commonly reported spider to do this is variety of Golden Silk Orb Weaver (Nephila pilipes). These spiders are some of the largest on the planet, which makes sense this they are big enough to prey on bats.
Nyffeler M, Knornschild M (2013). Bat Predation by Spiders. PLoS ONE 8(3): e58120. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058120 goo.gl/kLFbca
Golden Silk Orb Weaver on Hand Footage © Kenny Chabba goo.gl/DGiEQy
Male and Female Golden Silk Orb Weaver © Matjaž Kuntner et al. 2012
Photos:
1.Live bat trapped in web of Nephilengys cruentata: Donald Schultz
2.Bat entangled in a web of Argiope savignyi: Mirjam Knörnschild
3.Bat entangled in web of Nephila clavipes: Sam Barnard
4.Close up, Bat entangled in web of Nephila pilipes: Carmen Fabro
5.Bat caught in the web of Nephila pilipes: Yasunori Maezono
6.Golden Silk Orb Weaver in Web with Males: J.M.Garg
7.Golden Silk Orb Weaver Feeding on Bat: Carol S.K. Liu
Music:
Intro: Brett Donnelly - Action Sting goo.gl/v7gaV
Soundtrack: Exist Strategy -- Dying Spirit goo.gl/oI1ztl
Giant Spider Eats Bats. In almost every continent on the planet, except for Antarctica, there are spiders that will eat bats. The most commonly reported spider to do this is variety of Golden Silk Orb Weaver (Nephila pilipes). These spiders are some of the largest on the planet, which makes sense this they are big enough to prey on bats.
Nyffeler M, Knornschild M (2013). Bat Predation by Spiders. PLoS ONE 8(3): e58120. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0058120 goo.gl/kLFbca
Golden Silk Orb Weaver on Hand Footage © Kenny Chabba goo.gl/DGiEQy
Male and Female Golden Silk Orb Weaver © Matjaž Kuntner et al. 2012
Photos:
1.Live bat trapped in web of Nephilengys cruentata: Donald Schultz
2.Bat entangled in a web of Argiope savignyi: Mirjam Knörnschild
3.Bat entangled in web of Nephila clavipes: Sam Barnard
4.Close up, Bat entangled in web of Nephila pilipes: Carmen Fabro
5.Bat caught in the web of Nephila pilipes: Yasunori Maezono
6.Golden Silk Orb Weaver in Web with Males: J.M.Garg
7.Golden Silk Orb Weaver Feeding on Bat: Carol S.K. Liu
Music:
Intro: Brett Donnelly - Action Sting goo.gl/v7gaV
Soundtrack: Exist Strategy -- Dying Spirit goo.gl/oI1ztl
