Directory of Araneae Resources

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There are about 35,000 species of spider worldwide. They are characterized by four pairs of legs and an unsegmented furry or polished "abdomen". They all produce a poison in their fangs that acts as a neurotoxin. They also produce silk from their spinnerets though not all build webs. They are predators, catch their prey in various ways, immobilize it with their venom and then suck out the body fluids.

Subcategories

• Agelenidae
• Amphinectidae
• Araneidae
• Atypidae
• Clubionidae
• Cybaeidae
• Dysderidae
• Filistatidae
• Hexathelidae
• Loxoscelidae
• Lycosidae
• Oxyopidae
• Pholcidae
• Pisauridae
• Salticidae
• Sicariidae
• Sparassidae
• Tetragnathidae
• Theraphosidae
• Theridiidae

Resources in This Category

• Ants, Beetles and Spiders

  http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artfeb00/drspider.html
  Article by David Richman on the mimicry adopted by some spiders in the order Araneae making them resemble certain unpalatable ants and beetles.

• Araneae

  http://tt.ibt.lt/f/araneae
  Photograph gallery of many different spider species listed by family.

• Araneae: Spiders

  http://www.ento.csiro.au/education/allies/araneae.html
  The characteristics of these creatures, their life cycle, feeding and habitat, with illustrations.

• Nick's Spiders

  http://www.nicksspiders.com/
  Large photo gallery and notes about the spiders of Britain, Europe, and North America.

• Spider Collector's Journal

  http://crawford.tardigrade.net/journal/
  Rod Crawford's narratives of scientific spider collecting expeditions; recent ones include photo albums of habitats and specimens.

• Spider India

  http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/SpiderIndia/
  Blog for enthusiasts who want to share information and photographs of the spiders found in India.

• Spider Myths Site

  http://www.burkemuseum.org/spidermyth/
  This site lists the common myths about spiders and debunks them; illustrated.

• Spider Webring

  http://www.webring.org/hub?ring=spider
  Web ring for spider lovers.

• Spiders of Belgium

  http://users.skynet.be/spinnen/indexeng.htm
  Biology, ecology, life history, and images of spiders, as well as a key to Belgian spiders. In Flemish and English.

• Spiders of Brisbane

  http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_spiders/
  Photographs and notes from the Brisbane area of Queensland, Australia.

• Spiders of Northwest Europe

  http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/spidhome.htm
  Images and descriptions of over 220 species commonly found in northwestern Europe, especially the area between the Netherlands and the south of France. A subsection features 190 pictures of Australian spiders.

• Spiders of Queensland

  http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/features/spiders/
  Identification, description, habitat, and toxicity of common spiders in Queensland, Australia. Includes section on the Australian Redback Spider (Latrodectus hasseltii).

• Spiders of the Netherlands

  http://www.welokee.nl/spiders
  Database of species occurring in the Netherlands, arranged by family, genus, and species. Identification characteristics, as well as one or more photos for many species.

• Spiders of Wisconsin

  http://spiders.entomology.wisc.edu/
  List of species found in this state with estimated populations. Includes some photos.

• Spiders.us

  http://www.spiders.us/
  Community providing spider identification services for primarily North American spiders. Members of the public can submit photographs and submit and help identify pictures of spiders.

• Steve's Aussie Spider Pics

  http://spiders.zacharoo.com/
  Photo gallery of spiders found in the Alice Springs area, Australia.

• The World Spider Catalog by Norman I. Platnick

  http://research.amnh.org/iz/spiders/catalog/
  Detailed taxonomic information about the spider families.

• Worldwide Database of Jumping Spiders: Salticidae

  http://www.jumping-spiders.com/
  Dr. Heiko Metzner includes morphology, taxonomy, distribution, publications, descriptions and illustrations of a large number of species.

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