Web Directory

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

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

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

» Argiope aurantia
   Exercise from Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine covering the systematics, external and internal anatomy, and natural history of the garden spider.
   http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/argiope.html

» Black Widow Spiders and Other Spiders of Medical Importance
   Brief information on the black widow and brown recluse; links to related web sites.
   http://members.tripod.com/~LouCaru/index-13.html

» Common Missouri Spiders
   Descriptions and pictures of spiders indigenous to Missouri, USA.
   http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/arthopo/mospider/

» Common Spiders in Japan
   Line drawings, photos, and notes by Mikio Sekine. Also short articles on various insects.
   http://www.cyberoz.net/city/sekine/harmony.htm

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

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

» Spider Identification
   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.
   http://www.spideridentification.org

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

» Spider Myths Site
   This site lists the common myths about spiders and debunks them; illustrated.
   http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/spidermyth/index.html

» Spider Webring
   Web ring for spider lovers.
   http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=spider

» Spiders in Ohio
   General overview, some images, and information about spider research at Ohio State University.
   http://www.marion.ohio-state.edu/spiderweb/mainpage.htm

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

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

» Spiders of Medical Importance
   University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension in Lancaster County factsheet and audio on local spiders of medical importance (black widow, brown recluse, sac spider, parson spider).
   http://lancaster.unl.edu/enviro/pest/factsheets/006-94.htm

» Spiders of North America
   Attempt at a list of valid names for the spiders (Araneae) that occur in North America north of Mexico. Compiled by the American Arachnological Society.
   http://kaston.transy.edu/spiderlist/

» Spiders of Northwest Europe
   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.
   http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/spidhome.htm

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

» Spiders of Turkey
   Includes the full checklist for Turkey, photographs, general properties of spiders, poisonous spiders, and list of spider families.
   http://www1.gantep.edu.tr/~varol/

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

» Spiders of the Netherlands
   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.
   http://www.welokee.nl/welokee/spiders/

» Steve's Aussie Spider Pics
   Photo gallery of spiders found in the Alice Springs area, Australia.
   http://spiders.zacharoo.com/

» Widow Spiders
   Factsheet from Clemson University describes the brown widow and the northern and southern black widow spiders, the type of injury inflicted by bites and spider control.
   http://entweb.clemson.edu/eiis/pdfs/mv14.pdf

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

» Yahoo! Groups: Spider India
   Discussion list for sharing information on spiders in the Indian subcontinent.
   http://pets.dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/SpiderIndia?v=1&t=directory&ch=web&pub=groups&sec=dir&slk=2