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California Academy of Sciences Library
Araneae, Spiders of North-West Europe
http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/spidhome.htm
This is a great site with a lot of information. It includes images of spiders and information about spider biology and behavior as well as links to other sites and a list of literature consulted in creating the site.
Arachnida
http://tolweb.org/tree?group=Arachnida&contgroup=Arthropoda
A simple site full of information, this page from the University of Arizona is an evolutionary tree that links all organisms. The above link takes you directly to the proper page for spider information, but clicking on other tree aspects shows you the relation of spiders to other organisms.
The Arachnology Home Page
http://www.ufsia.ac.be/Arachnology/Arachnology.html
"The Arachnological Hub of the World Wide Web." This site provides access to the variety of arachnid links on the World Wide Web. A great clearinghouse site for finding Internet links.
Black Widow Spiders
http://www.desertusa.com/july97/du_bwindow.html
Good, basic information about Black Widow Spiders.
Headlighting for Spiders
http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/MES/notes/entnote12.html
The Michigan Entomological Society has published a guide to hunting spiders at night using headlights.
Household Spiders-University of Florida
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/scripts/htmlgen.exe?DOCUMENT_IG107
The University of Florida brings this interesting site on dealing with spiders as pests. Pesticides and methods for preventing spider entry into homes are discussed.
Hobo Spider Web Site
Want to know about the Hobo Spider? This is the site for you. This site has it all: photos, references, bite prevention, and natural history information.
Introduction to the Araneae
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/arachnida/araneae.html
This is a site from the University of California at Berkeley Museum of Paleontology. The site provides a bit of information on spiders and spider fossils, and allows you to search the museum collection for spider fossils.
Spiderman: Charles Griswold
http://www.calacademy.org/calwild/pacdis/issues/summer97/hereat.htm
Here’s information about our very own resident spider expert. You can learn why and when he became fascinated with spiders.
Spiders
http://www.powerup.com.au/~glen/spider.htm
Chock-full of information, this Australian site provides internal links to spider information as well as links to a variety of external sites. Anatomy, first aid for spider bites, and information about the funnel-web spider are featured.
Spiders
http://www.amonline.net.au/webinabox/insects/spiders/index.htm
Information about spiders from the Australian Museum Online.
Spiders Around the Home
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7442.html
This site from UC Davis talks about identification and kinds of spiders. It also gives information on prevention and non-chemical control of spiders in the home.
Spiders - Gardening in Western Washington
http://gardening.wsu.edu/library/inse005/inse005.htm
Are there ways to manage spiders in the home? What are some reasons that people fear spiders? These are two questions that you can find some answers to at the above site.
Spiders - Residential, Structural and Community Pests
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/Urban/spiders.htm
The site above provides information about spiders and tips on how to avoid spider bites.
Curriculum Resources on the WWW
Spiders
http://www.sedl.org/scimath/pasopartners/spiders/welcome.html
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Simon-Brunet, Bert. The Silken Web: A Natural History of Australian Spiders. Chatswood, Australia: Reed, 1994. Ent QL458.4 .S555 1994.
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Smith, Andrew M. Tarantula Spiders: Tarantulas of the U.S.A. and Mexico. London: Fitzgerald Publishing, 1994. Ent QL458.42.T5 S55 1994.
Sung, Ta-hsiang. The Spiders of China. Shijazhuang, China Hebei Science and Technology Publishing House, 1999. Ent QL458.4 .S86 1999.
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Fleischman, Paul. Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices. New York: Harper and Row, 1988. Pub Juv PS3556.L42268 J69 1988.
Goor, Ron and Nancy Goor. Insect Metamorphosis. New York: Atheneum Publishers, 1990. Public Juv. QL494.5.G66 1990.
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Kilpatrick, Cathy. Creepy Crawlies. Insects and Other Tiny Animals. London, UK: Usborne Publishing Co., 1990. Public Juv. QL467.2.K56 1990.
Loewer, Peter. The Inside-Out Stomach: Introduction to Animals Without Backbones. New York: MacMillan Childís Group, 1990. Pub Juv QL362.L64 1990.
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Parsons, Alexandra. Asombrosas Aranas. London: Bruno, 1990. Pub Juv QL458.4 .P3718 1990.
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. The Lives of Spiders. Holiday House, 1980. Public QL458.4 .P37 1980 Juv.
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Spider Magic. New York: Holiday House, 1982. Public QL458.4 .P38 1982 Juv.
Petty, Kate. Aves de Presa. Mexico: Fernandez Editores, 1994. Ent QL696.F3 P4818 1994 Juv.
Ryder, Joanne. Step Into the Night. New York: MacMillan Childís Group, 1988. Pub Juv PZ7.R9752 St. 1988.
Schnieper, Claudia. Amazing Spiders. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 1989. Public QL458.4 .S3613 1989 Juv.
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Silverstein, Alvin and Virginia. Nature's Living Lights: Fireflies and Other Bioluminous Creatures. Boston: Little Brown and Co., 1988. Pub Juv QH641.S54 1988.
VanCleave, Janice Pratt. Janice VanCleave’s Insects and Spiders: Mind-Boggling Experiments You Can Turn Into Science Fair Projects. New York, N.Y.: Wiley, 1998. Pub Juv QL467.2 .V345 1998.
VanCleave, Janice Pratt. Janice VanCleave’s Play and Find Out About Bugs: Easy Experiments for Young Children. New York, N.Y.: Wiley, 1999. Pub Juv QL486.5 .V34 1999.
CD-ROM
A World of Animals. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1994. Pub AV&M QL49 .W67 1994
VIDEO
Amazing Poisonous Animals. New York: DK Vision, 1996. Pub. QL100.A43 1996.
Bug City: Spiders & Scorpions. Wynnewood, PA: Schlessinger Media, 1998. Pub AV&M QL467.2 .B83 1998 tape 10.
Monster. New York: DK Vision, 1997. Pub. QL100.M66 1997.
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