Kidport
Kid Port: Arachnids Spiders, Ticks, and Scorpions
KidPort.com provides simple information on arachnids, a type of arthropod that includes spiders, ticks, and scorpions.
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Tarantula's Burrow: British Spiders What Is a Spider?
A list of characteristics that a creature must satisfy to be considered a spider, as well as a list with pictures and descriptions of spiders commonly found in the UK.
How Stuff Works
How Stuff Works: Spiders
Basic facts about spiders, with links to related topics, photos and videos.
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Univ Calif Riverside: Medically Important Arachnids
A web site devoted to describing the numerous venomous arachnids that have a medical importance to humans, as well as a description of how these arachnids aid humans.
PBS
Pbs Nature: Spider
There are about 35,000 known species of spiders in the world and this research resource site surveys these animals in text and images.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: White Tailed Spider O Logy Card
Turn over this interactive card and start learning bite-size pieces of useful information about the white-tailed spider, such as their diet and physical characteristics.
University of Michigan
Bio Kids: Critter Catalog: Spiders
Spiders are easy to study as they are found everywhere. This page answers common questions about spiders, including classification information. It also has many excellent photographs of these critters and links to information on the most...
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The Anatomy of a Spider
A comprehensive site on the anatomy of a spider, complete with diagrams, pictures, and detailed descriptions.
Read Works
Read Works: Calling All Spiders!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about different types of spiders found in North America. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Burke Museum
Burke Museum: Spider Identification
As part of the Arachnology section of the Burke Museum, this site corrects false conceptions associated with identifying spiders.
Read Works
Read Works: A Special Spider
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the wolf spider. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Spider Sense Quiz
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over spiders, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Spiders All Over
Take this interactive, multiple-choice quiz over different types of spiders, then review your score and any missed questions at the end.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Crafty Wasps Turn Spiders Into Web Weaving Slaves
Read about the effect a certain parasitic wasp can have on spiders. Includes video.
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Ed Nieuwenhuys' Spiders & Immunology: Spider Silk
An informative site on the properties of spider silk, including its surprising strength and how it's produced.
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Crab Spiders: Family Thomisidae
This resource contains information on the Thomisidae family and offers plenty of pictures. Includes a section on the mating habits of the Genus Xysticus.
Burke Museum
Burke Museum: Weird Spider Stories
This section of the Burke Museum's collection on Arachnology goes through a series of "weird" stories associated with spiders. Each myth is accessible by clicking on the corresponding link.
BBC
Bbc Nature: Camel Spiders
Camel spiders have a nightmarish reputation. Urban legends, fueled by the appearance of their extra large, powerful mouthparts, their voracious appetite, and their tremendous speed, surround these hairy arachnids. Learn more about camel...
Burke Museum
Burke Museum: Identifying House Spiders
From the Burke Museum's collection of Arachnology comes this site which seeks to correct misconceptions associated with the identification of house spiders.
University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky: Brown Recluse Spider
Webpage reference on the brown recluse spider which is more poisonous than a black widow and is more often found infesting homes and businesses.
Songs for Teaching
Songs for Teaching: Arachnids
At this site from Songs for Teaching, Dennis Westphall sings a great song that tells the characteristics of a spider. It even points out traits of specific spiders such as the black widow.
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Araneae, Spiders of North West Europe: Purse Web Spiders
A detailed description of the primitive purse-web spider. Includes pictures and information on how it catches its prey
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Araneae, Spiders of North West Europe: Crab Spiders
A study of the crab spider family eusparassidae. includes a pictomentary of the growth of a Micrommata virescens.
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Araneae, Spiders of North West Europe: Sheet Web Spider
A site containing a myriad of pictures on the sheet web spider along with a commentary on aspects of the family.