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Spiders & Insects

SEE ALSO Magazines • Associations on the Net

Resources in this category:

The American Tarantula Society
http://www.atshq.org/
"The Largest Arachnid Society In The World: Tarantulas, Other Spiders, Scorpions, Other Arachnid Orders, Centipedes, Millipedes, Popular Insects." This society keeps up-to-date information on events, news, and husbandry of these arthropods .
bugbios: Insects on the Web
http://www.bugbios.com/
This Website features nearly 100 macroscopic full-color photographs of insects, information aobut insects and their ecological role. educational materials, and links to other sites of interest.
Doug's Tarantula Page
http://www.petbugs.com/dir/dtp/
Information and guides about tarantulas, including basic tarantula care, tarantula bite treatment, and a tarantula names cross reference.
University of Florida Book of Insect Records
http://ufbir.ifas.ufl.edu/
This is "a book that names insect champions and documents their achievements. Each chapter deals with a different category of record." For instance, there are chapters on the fastest flier, smallest eggs, and least oxygen dependent. There are currently almost 40 chapters and the book is always growing.

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