Category Archives: Chelicerates
BEAUTIFUL JUMPING SPIDER
These stunning pictures of the Australian Salticid, Maratus volans, were taken by Jurgen Otto and can be found on this Dutch website. Like many Salticids, this tiny jumping spider has a marked sexual dimorphism. Known as the peacock spider, the male … Continue reading
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SPIDER DAVE DIGITALLY DISSECTS
November 2007 Dr David Penney, from the School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, a.k.a. Spider Dave, has used Very High Resolution X-Ray Computed Tomography to dissect a 1mm spider that has been preserved in amber for 53 MY. Amazing pictures. The spider … Continue reading
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URBAN BIODIVERSITY – AN EXAMPLE
October 2007 You might think that inner cities have very little in the way of wildlife, and certainly nothing left to discover. You’d be wrong. A survey of spider biodiversity in Antwerp has unearthed a new species of Tangleweb spider. BBC picture … Continue reading
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WHIP SCORPIONS ON THE WILDCLASSROOM.COM FOR ECO-GEEKS
October 2007 Well, that’s how the intro song goes on this video. Probably aimed at my kids rather than you lot, but then, so’s Spongebob Squarepants, which doesn’t stop you watching it. Those of you who’ve done the Evolution of Animals course … Continue reading
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FLUORESCING SPIDERS
April 2007 Some spiders fluoresce, it appears. We have a huge collection of spiders in the Museum, and a world expert on them, in the person of Dmitri Lugunov. Any 2nd year or Placement student interested in this might want to think … Continue reading
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