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Electron microscope scan of Pardosa tarsus leg (Bryan Goethals)

Trechalea sp. (?) from Venezuela (Picture taken by Carla van den Nieuwenhof)

• Spiders Pictures of: Daddy-Long-Leg Spiders, Brown Spiders, Dysderid Spiders, Cobweb Weavers, Longjawed Orb Weavers, Orb Weavers, Wolf Spiders, Nursery Web Spiders, Funnel Weavers, Sac Spiders, Antmimic Spiders, Ground Spiders, Tropical Wandering Spiders, Running Crab Spiders, Crab Spiders & Jumping Spiders. Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (USA)
  
• Biomechanics and Energetics of Burrow Excavation in Burrowing Wolf Spiders (Geolycosa sp.) Pictures and movies. Suter, Susman, & Stratton. Vassar College (USA)
  
• A Guide to Common Singapore Spiders A lot of pictures and information. Joseph K. H. Koh (Singapore)
  
• Spiders of Kaweah Oaks Preserve A lot of pictures. Marjorie Moody. Sierra Los Turales Land Trust (USA)
  
• Wolf Spiders in Nebraska Info. Barbara Ogg. University of Nebraska, Lancaster County (USA)
  
• Spiders on the web Pictures and info of a number of spiders. Peter Bryant (USA)
  
• Wolf spiders Some pictures. Peter J. Bryant, School of Biological Sciences, University of California (USA)
  
• Spinnen rund um Freiburg und im Schwarzwald Some pictures made by Sabine Jelinek (Germany)
  
• Wolf spiders patrol countryside Short article. BBC News Online (UK)
  
• Fish-eating spider invades Wales Fen raft spider. BBC News Online (UK)
  
• Photo in the News: Rare Baby Spiders Ride Mom's Back About the Kauai cave wolf spiders from Hawaii. Ted Chamberlain, National Geographic News (USA)
  
• Les Araignées de France Very nice site with much info. P. Dubois (in French) (France)
  
• Walking on water Why some spiders can walk on water. David Tenenbaum (USA)
  
• Wolf Spiders Info. Lycosidae. Australian Museum Online (Australia)
  
• Die Europäische Spinne des Jahres 2007 - Die Flussufer-Riesenwolfspinne Arctosa cinerea ARAGES (in German) (Germany)
  
• Scrub burrowing Wolf spiders: The stay-at-home predators Info and pictures. Archbold Biological Station (USA)
  
• Female choice and pre-existing bias: visual cues during courtship in two Schizocosa wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) Article. W.J. McClintock & G.W. Uetz. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati (USA)
  
• The Influence of Chemical vs. Visual Cues From Females on Male Courtship Behavior in a Wolf Spider (Araneae: Lycosidae) Article. Jeremy Gibson. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati (USA)
  
• Spindlar Some info and pictures of Dolomedes (in Swedish) (Sweden)
  
• Burrowing wolf spiders, Geolycosa spp. (Araneae: Lycosidae): gap specialists in fire-maintained Florida scrub J.E. Carrel. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
  
• Ecology of Two Burrowing Wolf Spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) Syntopic in Florida Scrub: Burrow/Body Size relationships and habitat preferences J.E. Carrel. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
  
• of sandy soil on the Lake Wales Ridge affects burrowing by wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) and antlions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) M.M. Halloran, M.A. Carrel, and J.E. Carrel. Florida Entomologist
  
• Spiders Article with a picture of the Dock spider (Dolomedes sp.) and a wolf spider with spiderlings. Northwestern Ontario Forest - Virtual Zoo. BorealForest.org (USA)
  
• The fen raft spider Dolomedes plantarius This site has been established to promote the understanding and conservation of one of Europe's largest, most beautiful but least common species of spider, Dolomedes plantarius. Marija Vugdelic and Helen Smith (UK)
  
• Hippasa web Hippasa Simon, 1885 (Araneae: Lycosidae) is a characteristic genus in wolf spiders because of its web building behaviour. This is an attempt to compile all taxonomic information related to this genus. Ambalaparambil Vasu Sudhikumar (Belgium)
  
• Wolf spiders A little info and some pictures. Oklahoma State University (USA)
  
• How can spiders walk on water? Surface tension is the tendency for the surface of a liquid to act like a stretched membrane or piece of rubber. Lakeview Science, Nebraska (USA)
  
• European Spider of the Year 2007 The giant riverbank wolf spider - Arctosa cinerea . European Society of Arachnology
  
• Spider A lot of info and pictures. EverythingAbout.Net
  
• Order: Araneae (spiders) Taxonomic Classification, Basic spider anatomy, Spider silk, Info and pictures of a lot of spiders. Florida Nature
  
• Endangered Baby Spiders Seen for the First Time in 30 years Kauai cave wolf spiders. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USA)
  
• Trichobothrial mediation of an aquatic escape response: Directional jumps by the fishing spider, Dolomedes triton, foil frog attacks Robert B.Suter. Journal of Insect Science
  
• Wolf Spider and Fisher Spider Iowa Insect Information Notes. Donald Lewis, Extension Entomologist, Department of Entomology, Iowa State University (USA)
  
• Trade-off between hunting ability and starvation tolerance in the wolf spider, Pardosa pseudoannulata (Araneae: Lycosidae) PDF. Hiroyuki Iida. Applied Entomology and Zoology
  
• Key to Freshwater Arachnids (Spiders & Mites) Australian Aquatic Invertebrates (Australia)
  
• The Wolf Spiders of Australia (Araneae, Lycosidae) Checklist, Taxonomy and Identification. Volker W. Framenau (Australia)
  
• Spiders in Ohio Much information about spiders. Clay Harris & Dr. Richard Bradley, The Ohio State University, Marion (USA)
  
• Bright-Eyed Singers About Wolf spiders (Lycosidae). W.H. Amos (USA)
  
• Lycosa tarantula Info and picture. Saúde Animal (in Portuguese) (Brazil)
  
• Mate Or A Meal? Familiarity Decides If Wolf Spider Loves 'Em Or Eats 'Em A Cornell University behavioral scientist has found that female wolf spiders prefer mates that are comfortably familiar. Science Daily
  
• Two New Species of the Genus Alopecosa Simon (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Inner Mongolia, China PDF. Article. Chen, Song & Gao. Zoological Studies (Taiwan)
  
• Wolf spiders reveal their love secrets The semaphore chat-up methods of the male wolf spider have been captured on film for the first time. Telegraph (UK)
  
• Glance into the world of spiders and scorpions Several images of spiders. www.thais.com (Italy)
  
• Spiders House spiders, Purseweb spider, Jumping spider, Money spider, Water spider, Garden spider, Raft spider, wolf spider. Stuart M Bennett (UK)
  
• Wolf Spiders Lycosidae. Picture and info. TrekNature
  
• Nursery Web Spider (Rothus Sp.) Picture and info. TrekNature
  
• Spiders Nursery web spiders, Walnut orb-weaver, Garden or Cross spider, Argiope bruennichi, Common crab spider, Spotted wolf spider, Araneus quadratus, Tetragnatha extensa. UK Safari (UK)
  
• Kentucky Spiders A lot of info and pictures. University of Kentucky Department of Entomology (USA)
  
• The fen raft spider Dolomedes plantarius (Clerk) Complete website dedicated to the fen raft spider Dolomedes plantarius (Clerk). Marija Vugdelic and Helen Smith (UK)
  
• Wolf Spiders All about Wolf spiders. Anders Nielsen
  
• Dolomèdes Info and pictures. Insectarium de Montréal (in French) (Canada)

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