 The
Jason Project. Spiders of the World. Rosie Gillespie. This is an interactive
exercise enlisting students in determining the kinds and number of families
of spiders in their areas. Students can submit data through a web page.
There are keys for identifying spider families and information on searching
for spiders. Global maps with this data and data sites can be accessed.
The site also has other projects for kids. See the site for more information.
Bibliography
of Spider Literature. A 1991 bibliography of spider literature including
systematics and biology compiled by Johnathan Coddington and many collaborators.
The files are in compressed ASCII format for both DOS and the MacIntosh
and are downloaded by FTP. The files take about 4 MB of disk space. There
are 24,151 references.
Arachnology.
Herman Vanuytven. Links to spider related web pages around the world.
The
Common Spiders of Los Angeles. Blaine Hebert. This site has a listing
and descriptions of the common spiders of southern California. Currently
there are no pictures.
Checklist
of the Spiders of San Diego County. Jim Berrian. A list of the spiders
found in San Diego County in Southern California.
Jumping
Spiders of America North of Mexico. Wayne Maddison, University of
Arizona. It takes a certain type of person to consider spiders cute. However
the jumping spiders are cute and this wonderful web site will prove it
to you. It contains a huge gallery of photographs of jumping spiders as
well as a list of the world's genera and species. The site also contains
a photo gallery arranged by habitat. Highly recommended.
A
preliminary List of the Spiders of the Arid Southwest (Arizona, New
Mexico, and Trans-Pecos Texas). David B. Richman et al. In addition to
a checklist of the spiders of the southwestern United States, this site
has a very nice list of spider publications.
TARANTULAS
American Tarantula Society
Web Page. Answers to frequently asked questions about tarantulas and
information about their handling and care.
Chris
Denker's Home Page. A couple of nice tarantula pictures. |
