Comments on: Life History of Arctic Wolf Spiders: Part 1 http://arthropodecology.com/2012/06/01/life-history-of-arctic-wolf-spiders-part-1/ Writings about arthropod ecology, arachnids & academia at McGill University Tue, 29 Oct 2013 18:15:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Spiders as catalysts for ecosystem development | Arthropod Ecology http://arthropodecology.com/2012/06/01/life-history-of-arctic-wolf-spiders-part-1/#comment-3124 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:42:31 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=700#comment-3124 [...] Spiders really are everywhere and can get anywhere – from dominating the tundra, to floating far above as tiny eight-legged [...]

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By: Reflections: how social media has changed my life | Arthropod Ecology http://arthropodecology.com/2012/06/01/life-history-of-arctic-wolf-spiders-part-1/#comment-1862 Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:30:47 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=700#comment-1862 [...] friends are awesome, whether they are on your ceiling, in your windowsills, or living on the tundra. Social media has allowed me to write about things that I write about anyway – I am [...]

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By: Taxonomic sufficiency in biodiversity research: Is it always necessary to identify species? | Arthropod Ecology http://arthropodecology.com/2012/06/01/life-history-of-arctic-wolf-spiders-part-1/#comment-1642 Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:14:52 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=700#comment-1642 [...] Entomology at McGill, and was re-worked and re-written by post-doc Laura Timms, former Phd student Joseph Bowden, and my colleague Keith [...]

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By: Science outreach: plain-language summaries for all research papers | Arthropod Ecology http://arthropodecology.com/2012/06/01/life-history-of-arctic-wolf-spiders-part-1/#comment-1240 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 15:13:41 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=700#comment-1240 [...] Blogging: I am a regular blogger, and always happy to promote the research occurring within my laboratory, the laboratories of colleagues, or just discussing interesting scientific papers that I have [...]

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By: Notes from the field: Yukon wildlife (Part 2) | Arthropod Ecology http://arthropodecology.com/2012/06/01/life-history-of-arctic-wolf-spiders-part-1/#comment-653 Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:13:18 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=700#comment-653 [...] checked a few locations but have come up empty – there are certainly many other species of wolf spiders on the Tundra, but the ones we have collected have not been Pardosa glacialis.  Our team is a little anxious [...]

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By: A few reasons to study Arctic entomology | Arthropod Ecology http://arthropodecology.com/2012/06/01/life-history-of-arctic-wolf-spiders-part-1/#comment-532 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 18:08:34 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=700#comment-532 [...] animals.  Our lab has documented that wolf spiders on the tundra occur at a high density, and the biology of Arctic wolf spiders is amazing. An Arctic wolf spider (Lycosidae) female with egg sac, living on scree slopes of high elevation [...]

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By: Hunting Pseudoscorpions in the Yukon | Arthropod Ecology http://arthropodecology.com/2012/06/01/life-history-of-arctic-wolf-spiders-part-1/#comment-370 Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:16:57 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=700#comment-370 [...] I head off for two weeks of field work in the Yukon.  I’ve written about this stunning place before, and my student Crystal also posted about the upcoming adventure.  Our time will be spent doing [...]

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By: You are always within three feet of a spider: Fact or Fiction? | Arthropod Ecology http://arthropodecology.com/2012/06/01/life-history-of-arctic-wolf-spiders-part-1/#comment-270 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 13:27:41 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=700#comment-270 [...] Arthropod Ecology Writings about arthropod ecology, arachnids & academia at McGill University Skip to content HomeAbout this BlogContactJournal ClubLaboratoryPast membersResearchPublications ← Life History of Arctic Wolf Spiders: Part 1 [...]

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By: Chris Buddle http://arthropodecology.com/2012/06/01/life-history-of-arctic-wolf-spiders-part-1/#comment-263 Sat, 02 Jun 2012 19:32:09 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=700#comment-263 Morgan – great comment. You have inspired me to write a post, probably next week, about this exact ‘myth’. Thanks! (and stay tuned!)

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By: Morgan Jackson http://arthropodecology.com/2012/06/01/life-history-of-arctic-wolf-spiders-part-1/#comment-259 Sat, 02 Jun 2012 03:02:50 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=700#comment-259 I once heard one of those so-crazy-it-probably-isn’t-true bar “facts” that you’re never more than 6 feet away from a spider no matter where you go on Earth. While I assume there’s still some hyperbole about the “anywhere” part, the fact that it holds up in the Arctic certainly lends credibility to the tale!

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