Links

General Information about Spiders

The Arachno Web - "The Arachnological Hub of the World Wide Web"

Transylvania University - Interactive spider anatomy lessons

Spider Conservation

Spider Species of North America

The Nearctic Spider Database

World Spider Catalog - taxonomic reference of all valid spider species names

Colorado Spider Survey

Books on Spider Identification

In Ohio's Backyard: Spiders - for sale by the Ohio Biological Survey

Spiders of the Eastern United States

Spiders and Their Kin

Spiders of North America -- an Identification Guide for sale by the American Arachnological Society

Learning Opportunities

Theodore Stone Laboratory (Ohio State University) Spider Class

Scientific and Popular Spider-related Organizations

The American Tarantula Society

The American Arachnological Society

The International Society of Arachnology

British Arachnological Society

Venomous Spiders, Spiders of Medical Importance and Spider Bites

Myths about Spiders Debunked

Brown Recluse Facts

Identifying Brown Recluse

(.pdf format) article about frequent mis-diagnosis of spider bites

Causes of Necrotic Wounds other than Brown Recluse

Michigan State University - Spiders of medical importance

General Interest Sites (particularly those with information about animals)

American Museum of Natural History

Ohio Biological Survey

Ohio Coleopterists - Beetle enthusiasts

Ohio Division of Wildlife

Ohio Lepidopterists - Butterfly enthusiasts

Ohio State University Fact Sheets: Black Widow Spider

Brown Recluse Spider

Spiders In and Around the House

Tarantulas

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last revised 25 April 2008 / prepared by Rich Bradley