Argiope savignyi

Argiope savignyi is a species of orb-weaving spider that occurs from Mexico to Bolivia.[1] It was observed to capture and feed on the proboscis bat Rhynchonycteris naso in Costa Rica, totally encasing the bat in silk during the course of a day.[2]

A. savignyi sometimes spins a silk disc, sometimes a cruciate pattern, and sometimes combines both types.[3]

The species is named after French zoologist Marie Jules César Savigny, in whose volumes the name Argiope was first published in 1825.