Observation of a Semi-Aquatic Spider Attack: An Overlooked Fish Predator in a Well-Studied Ecosystem?

We describe here a noteworthy spider encounter that took place on the bank of the Ramdeen Stream in Trinidad's Arima Valley (10°41'32N; 61°17'36W) on 23 August, 2014. This stream forms part of one of the most intensively-studied freshwater ecosystems in the tropics; for more than four decades international researchers have been visiting this valley to discover more about the ecology and evolution of the fishes that it supports - primarily the...