Comments on: Spider book update: Help us pick our species! http://arthropodecology.com/2015/06/04/spider-book-update-help-us-pick-our-species/ Writings about arthropod ecology, arachnids & academia at McGill University Mon, 21 Sep 2015 19:33:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Chris Buddle http://arthropodecology.com/2015/06/04/spider-book-update-help-us-pick-our-species/#comment-87382 Mon, 08 Jun 2015 11:44:15 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=2695#comment-87382 Thanks for the comment, Debby! We opted not to go with a tarantula because for most of N. America, they are relatively uncommon. However, the ‘purse-web’ spider is a mygalomorph, so by highlighting that species we will be able to cover some biology that also covers tarantulas.

]]> By: Debby Schade http://arthropodecology.com/2015/06/04/spider-book-update-help-us-pick-our-species/#comment-87288 Sat, 06 Jun 2015 11:13:59 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=2695#comment-87288 How about tarantulas?

]]> By: Sean McCann http://arthropodecology.com/2015/06/04/spider-book-update-help-us-pick-our-species/#comment-87249 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 05:37:55 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=2695#comment-87249 I am not sure. Neoscona is about equivalent to Araneus…So either way. Agelenopsis could stand in for Tegenaria, but I almost think a Teg would be a better choice. Perhaps you could roll the Parasteatoda as a note under Latrodectus? I think it will be a great book nonetheless!

]]> By: Charlie http://arthropodecology.com/2015/06/04/spider-book-update-help-us-pick-our-species/#comment-87239 Fri, 05 Jun 2015 00:36:34 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=2695#comment-87239 I think the 8 you have selected are a good representative sample. If you want to add a few more as side bars I would vote for Scytodes or perhaps some of the larger (and thus more well known) spiders such as Aphonopelma or Nephila

]]> By: Chris Buddle http://arthropodecology.com/2015/06/04/spider-book-update-help-us-pick-our-species/#comment-87229 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 18:22:28 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=2695#comment-87229 Thanks Nathaniel! We appreciate the feedback!

]]> By: Chris Buddle http://arthropodecology.com/2015/06/04/spider-book-update-help-us-pick-our-species/#comment-87228 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 18:22:06 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=2695#comment-87228 Hi Dad: Thanks for the comment! Indeed, we will include those “cellar spiders” as a side bar (Pholcus phalangioides)

]]> By: Chris Buddle http://arthropodecology.com/2015/06/04/spider-book-update-help-us-pick-our-species/#comment-87227 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 18:21:07 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=2695#comment-87227 Thanks Dez – we are hearing a LOT of calls for Tegenaria – we will seriously consider this. We did consider trap-door spiders, but they are (relatively) uncommon but are considering the purse-web spider as an example of a mygalomorph.

]]> By: Dr. Zee (@docdez) http://arthropodecology.com/2015/06/04/spider-book-update-help-us-pick-our-species/#comment-87225 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 17:19:13 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=2695#comment-87225 I agree with Sean on the Tegenaria spp. Everyone freaks, needlessly of course, about about “hobo” spiders around these parts. Maybe as a sidebar, as you have another agelenid up there in the main section.

I’ve never seen one, but as a kid I always thought trapdoor spiders (Ctenizidae) were very cool. I think that they are found in the southern part of N. America?

]]> By: lizandbill http://arthropodecology.com/2015/06/04/spider-book-update-help-us-pick-our-species/#comment-87224 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 16:08:07 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=2695#comment-87224 How about the skinny guys who live in our basement …. apparently eating nothing…. and gyrate when I touch their web?? Dad

]]> By: Nathaniel http://arthropodecology.com/2015/06/04/spider-book-update-help-us-pick-our-species/#comment-87220 Thu, 04 Jun 2015 15:21:10 +0000 http://arthropodecology.com/?p=2695#comment-87220 I love all those species you listed above! I am really looking forward to this book.

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