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Spiders of Northwest Europe - http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/spidhome.htm
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. |
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Spiders of Wisconsin - http://spiders.entomology.wisc.edu/
List of species found in this state with estimated populations. Includes some photos. |
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The World Spider Catalog by Norman I. Platnick - http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog81-87/INTRO1.html
Detailed taxonomic information about the spider families. |
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World Spider Catalog - http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog81-87/
List of all families, genera, and species of spiders, with synonymy, species counts by family, and bibliography. |
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Spider Myths Site - http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/spidermyth/index.html
This site lists the common myths about spiders and debunks them; illustrated. |
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Spider Collector's Journal - http://crawford.tardigrade.net/journal/
Rod Crawford's narratives of scientific spider collecting expeditions; recent ones include photo albums of habitats and specimens. |
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Common Spiders in Japan - http://www.cyberoz.net/city/sekine/harmony.htm
Line drawings, photos, and notes by Mikio Sekine. Also short articles on various insects. |
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Spiders of Queensland - http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/features/spiders/
Identification, description, habitat, and toxicity of common spiders in Queensland, Australia. Includes section on the Australian Redback Spider (Latrodectus hasseltii). |
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Spiders of Turkey - http://www1.gantep.edu.tr/~varol/
Includes the full checklist for Turkey, photographs, general properties of spiders, poisonous spiders, and list of spider families. |
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Steve's Aussie Spider Pics - http://spiders.zacharoo.com/
Photo gallery of spiders found in the Alice Springs area, Australia. |
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Spider Webring - http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=spider
Web ring for spider lovers. |
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Spiders of Medical Importance - http://lancaster.unl.edu/enviro/pest/factsheets/006-94.htm
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). |
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Spiders in Ohio - http://www.marion.ohio-state.edu/spiderweb/mainpage.htm
General overview, some images, and information about spider research at Ohio State University. |
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Spiders of North America - http://kaston.transy.edu/spiderlist/
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. |
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Black Widow Spiders and Other Spiders of Medical Importance - http://members.tripod.com/~LouCaru/index-13.html
Brief information on the black widow and brown recluse; links to related web sites. |
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Araneae: Spiders - http://www.ento.csiro.au/education/allies/araneae.html
The characteristics of these creatures, their life cycle, feeding and habitat, with illustrations. |
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Worldwide Database of Jumping Spiders: Salticidae - http://www.jumping-spiders.com
Dr. Heiko Metzner includes morphology, taxonomy, distribution, publications, descriptions and illustrations of a large number of species. |
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Nick's Spiders - http://www.nicksspiders.com/
Large photo gallery and notes about the spiders of Britain, Europe, and North America. |
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Spiders of Brisbane - http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_spiders/
Photographs and notes from the Brisbane area of Queensland, Australia. |
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Spiders of Belgium - http://users.skynet.be/spinnen/indexeng.htm
Biology, ecology, life history, and images of spiders, as well as a key to Belgian spiders. In Flemish and English. |
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Common Missouri Spiders - http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/arthopo/mospider/
Descriptions and pictures of spiders indigenous to Missouri, USA. |
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Spiders of the Netherlands - http://www.welokee.nl/welokee/spiders/
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. |
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Ants, Beetles and Spiders - http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artfeb00/drspider.html
Article by David Richman on the mimicry adopted by some spiders in the order Araneae making them resemble certain unpalatable ants and beetles. |
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Argiope aurantia - http://webs.lander.edu/rsfox/invertebrates/argiope.html
Exercise from Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine covering the systematics, external and internal anatomy, and natural history of the garden spider. |
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Widow Spiders - http://entweb.clemson.edu/eiis/pdfs/mv14.pdf
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. |