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1. Spiders and Such

2. Background on Spiders
   "This unit will help children appreciate the place spiders have in the world and will lessen the fear of spiders caused by misunderstandings. They will begin activities such as building a spider habitat, constructing a web and reading about spiders to develop the theme. There are more than 30,000 different types of spiders known to scientists! Most of them are very tiny animals that help people by eating insects. The banana spider, the trap-door spider, the purse-web spider, the garden spider, and the grass spider are just a few of the interesting animals we're going to learn about." 09-09
   

3. Spiders (Gander Academy)
   Includes descriptions and pictures for several types of spiders, including black widow, wolf, hobo, jumping, recluse, redback, and tarantula.

4. Spiders (Queensland Museum)
   Provides basic information and a picture of four dozen spiders, including the funnel web, wolf, redback, and trapdoor spider. Includes information on poison treatment. 5-01

5. Redback Spiders (Queensland Museum)
   Provides basic information and a picture of the spider, considered the most dangerous in Australia because it has a potentially deadly venom and like to live in and around houses. Visitors sometimes misspell as red back or red-back. Includes information on treatment for the poisonous venom. 5-01

6. Spiders Worksheets (AbcTeach)
   Provides dozens of printable worksheets by theme. 8-01

7. Spiders and Scorpions (ExploringNature.org)
   Provides resources on spiders and scorpions. 01-09

8. Phylogeny (University of Arizona - David Maddison)
   Provides phylogeny by group, by a root tree, by organism, or by a search engine. Includes Eubacteria and Eukaroytes, which include animals, fungi, and green plants. Animals include Echinoderms (Echinodermata), Vertebrates, Cnidaria, Cephalopods (Cephalopada), and Arthropods (Arthropada). Arthopods include Insects and Arachnids. Insects include Dragonflies, Damselflies, Lice, True Bugs, Beetles, Wasps, Bees, Ants, Flies, Butterflies, Moths, Crickets, Katydids, and Grasshoppers. Arachnids include spiders, mites, and scorpions. 2-01

9. Arachnology

10. Entomology Image Gallery

11. Insects

12. Spider Lesson Plans (SEDL)

13. Spider Search by Genus - Family - Order (Clemson)

14. Arthropods (Thomas)
    "By nearly any measure, the most successful animals on the planet are the arthropods. They have conquered land, sea and air, and make up over three-fourths of all currently known living and fossil organisms, or over one million species in all." Arthropods include spiders, insects, and others. 3-00  

15. New Spider Species Found (National Geographic.com)
    Describes a new species of spider that mysteriously weaves almost perfect webs. 6-04

16. Spider-Man and Real Spider Powers (National Geographic.com)
    "With Spider-Man, the world's most famous web-slinger returning to the movie screens June 30, spiders everywhere may be readying their webs for a bit more attention. But how do our red-and-blue hero's capabilities compare with the superpowers of real spiders?" 6-04

17. Shrews (IPM of Alaska)
    "Shrews eat insects, spiders, slugs, and other small invertebrates. Some species are dependent upon plant matter, but most will eat any kind of meat. Shrews are cannibalistic and will readily kill and eat each other, or feed upon ones caught in traps or other enclosed areas. In western Interior Alaska, shrews will feed on blackfish that have come to the surface at holes in frozen-over lakes." 4-05