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The Hobo Spider Web Site view detail comment email this

Devoted to the hobo spider, currently found in the Pacific Northwest, and spreading into other states and Canada. Contains a natural history of the spider, information on bites and stings, and facts about other commonly found poisonous spiders, including the brown recluse, the black window, and the yellow sac. Also features related links.
http://hobospider.org/
Topics: Animals, Insects & Arachnids, Medical Treatments & Devices, Public Health & Safety
Last updated Feb 18, 2006


ISA: International Society of Arachnology view detail comment email this

This organizational site provides valuable resources about the study of arachnids (spiders and relatives), including an extensive assortment of related sites and the Liste des Travaux Arachnologiques, a compilation of the previous year's publications in arachnology.
http://www.arachnology.org/
Topics: Insects & Arachnids
Last updated Apr 14, 2003


Spider Bites view detail comment email this

Fact sheet about symptoms and treatment for spider bites. Also features illustrated descriptions of selected types of spiders such as black widow spiders, brown recluse spiders, wolf spiders, and tarantulas. From the California Poison Control System.
http://www.calpoison.org/public/spiders.html
Topics: Insects & Arachnids
Last updated Oct 25, 2006


The Spider Myths Site: Myths, Misconceptions, and Superstitions About Spiders view detail comment email this

Topics include "General Fallacies," such as spiders are insects; "Myths about Identifying Spiders," such as they are easy to identify; "House Spider Myths," including information about wolf spiders; "Just Plain Weird Stories," including urban legends about spiders in airplane toilet seats; and "Myths about 'Dangerous' Spiders." From the Curator of Arachnids at Burke Museum, Washington state.
http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/spidermyth/
Topics: Insects & Arachnids
Last updated Dec 23, 2004


Spiders and Other Arachnids at UC Riverside view detail comment email this

Contains articles, distribution map, and identification information for brown recluse spiders; and facts and photographs of other types of spiders (including hobo spiders and daddy-longlegs). From the Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside.
http://spiders.ucr.edu/
Topics: Animals, Biology, Insects & Arachnids, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Public Health & Safety
Last updated Aug 23, 2003


Tarantulas.com view detail comment email this

Designed as an introduction to these larger arachnids. Click on the photos in the "Gallery" and learn about the temperament and habitat of the various species. Includes "General Tarantula Care" for tarantula pet-owners, and a discussion forum.
http://www.tarantulas.com/
Topics: Insects & Arachnids, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife
Last updated Jan 11, 2004




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