Spiders

Spider Information at the Australian Museum www.austmus.gov.au/spider/index.htm

Australian Spiders http://www.rpi.net.au/~pesty/page6.html

Spider Information www.users.bigpond.com/willyum/spider.html

Spider Background Information www.sedl.org/scimath/pasopartners/spiders/background.html

Black Widow Spiders - DesertUSA Brief guide to this Southwestern US spider includes a look at its habits, life cycle, and habitat.
Black Widow Spiders - Ohio State University OSU's extension offers this comprehensive guide to the spider, including a look at bite symptoms and first aid procedures.
British Tarantula Society Check out articles, discussion forums, events, photo galleries, and classified ads regarding this arachnid.
Brown Recluse Spiders - Ohio State University Ohio State University extension provides basic tips and first aid information, along with life cycle and identification details for this spider.
Checklist of Danish Spiders Features a list of spider families that are found in Denmark. From the Zoological Museum University of Copenhagen.
Checklist of Manitoba Spiders Document from the US Geological Survey's Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center offers a list of over 400 spider species found in Manitoba.
Common Spiders Found Around Homes and Buildings Provided by the University of Kentucky, this Web site offers photos and descriptions of various spider species.
Dave's Tarantulas Page Provides a comprehensive guide to taking care of tarantulas as pets. Includes photos and links to other spider sites.
DiddyBo's Arachnids Read profiles of species in this collection. Includes photographs, history, and tips on caring for arachnids.
Discover - Elixir of Spider Spit Scientists discover a protein in the venom of the Chile Rose tarantula that may help prevent heart attack deaths.
Doug's Tarantula Page Provides a meeting place for tarantula enthusiasts. With message boards, chat, archived articles, classifieds, and links.
Explorit Science Center - Spider Facts Discusses the physiology, behavior and classification of spiders, and describes the different types of spiders.
Fishing Spider - Bug Bios Provides a photo and a brief description of a pisaurid from Ecuador.
Golden Silk Spider - Animal Diversity Web Describes the physical appearance and the feeding and breeding behaviors of Nephila clavipes.
Hobo Spider - Arachnology Home Page Provides a list of Internet resources dedicated to the hobo spider, or Tegenaria agrestis.
Hobo Spiders Read about this spider's bite and venom and its competitors and predators. Includes photos and links.
International Wildlife - Learning to Live With a Killer Profiles the biology of the Sydney funnel-web spider, an arachnid found in eastern and southern Australia. 
 
American Arachnological Society Discover photos of scorpions and spiders, search the journal, or read newsletters.
American Tarantula Society Provides answers to FAQs, links to dealers, and information on the safe handling of tarantulas.
Anansi's Voice Guide to handling tarantulas plus strange stories and surprising facts about spiders.
Arachnology Home Page Mailing lists, publications, societies, classification, research, myths, literature and pictures, for serious arachnologists.
ARACNIS - European Spiders Access details regarding the morphology and biology of European spiders, view photos, and learn about different spider families.

Australasian Ground Spider American Museum of Natural History research project provides fact sheet about the members of the Lamponidae family.

Biodiversity of Spiders & Insects of Black Rock Forest Learn about the spiders and insects that live in the forests of Cornwall, New York. From an American Museum of Natural History research project. 
 
Jumping Spider - Animal Diversity Web Details the feeding habits of Portia fimbriata, a Southeast Asian spider that eats other spiders.
 
Meet Some Spooky Spiders Find out about the many spiders inhabiting southeast Queensland. With insight into the secret life of the redback spider.
 
MO Dept. of Conservation - Common Missouri Spiders Discover photos and facts about wolf, funnel web, black widow, orchard and white-spotted jumping spiders.
 
MSN Encarta - Arachnid Learn about this class of eight-legged insects that includes spiders, mites, ticks, and scorpions.
 
Nick's Spiders General guide to spiders of the world. Includes photo galleries, family listings, a look at prehistoric spiders, a message board, and links.
 
Orb Weaver Spider - Bug Bios Find out how this member of the Araneae family builds its web, and examine the photo.
 
Salticidae University of Arizona project explores this group of spiders known for their jumping abilities.
 
Spiders - Australian Museum Browse a photo gallery and details of educational activities, research and a 1997 exhibition at Sydney's Australian Museum.
 
Spiders - Discovery Online Expeditions Popular cable channel offers this presentation on arachnids, with photographs, identification guides and articles.
 
Spiders - Rochedale State School See the comprehensive guide to spiders created by this Australian school. Includes photos, art, and indigenous species profiles.
 
Spiders Australia Provides enthusiasts with over 200 photos of spiders that inhabit Australia. Describes spider anatomy.
 
Spiders in Ohio Examine photos and fact sheets, and learn about the study of biodiversity as it relates to spiders.
 
Spiders of Australia Guide to the study and biology of spiders details the activities and programs offered by the Australian arachnology community.
 
Spiders of the World - JASON Project Learning exercise for kids offers details about searching for and identifying spiders.
 
Sydney Funnel-web Spider - Animal Diversity Web Describes the feeding and reproductive habits of Atrax robustus, a deadly spider found only in Sydney, Australia.
 
Tarantula Planet Find photographs, common and scientific names and classifications, news, and a bulletin board dedicated to the spider.
 
Tarantula's Burrow  Peruse photos, articles and fact sheets about spiders and scorpions.
 
Tarantulas - Minax Find photos and descriptions of species. Learn about spider biology, classification, distribution, reproduction, anatomy, venom, and enemies.
 
Tarantulas as Pets
 
Terrific Tarantulas
 
TheSnake.org - World Of Spiders Features photos of common spiders and an overview of spider biology.
 
Victorian Spiders Read about the identification and biology of spiders. With first-aid instructions for treating spider bites.
 
Widow Spiders Describes characteristics, behaviour and distribution of widow spider species. Learn about treatment for bites and view picture.
 
World Spider
Catalogue Examine bibliographies, or search for data by spider family. Published by the American Museum of Natural History.