Tag: ecology

Arachnews: September 30, 2020

I’M BACK, BITCHES. In the latest roundup of all things spider, scorpion, harvester, mite, and more:

  • arachnologists on livestreams and podcasts
  • retractions and other developments
  • research on venom, silk, agriculture, ecology, and more
  • new species from around the world
  • …and more!

Read it on Medium.

Arachnews: February 24, 2020

The latest Arachnews is up! In this week’s roundup of arachnid photos, art, news, and science:

  • research jobs! upcoming conferences and events!
  • new Zefrank video—and it’s on peacock spiders
  • what to do about mites on your tarantula
  • a wide range of ecology papers (arachnid vs. arachnid, arachnid vs. nature, arachnid vs. self)
  • newly described species, including freaky fossil spiders
    …and more!

Check it out on Medium.

Arachnews: January 27, 2020

In this week’s Arachnews:

  • a surprising discovery about dragline silk
  • how to extract and observe face mites (you don’t need much more than a microscope!)
  • the evolution of aquatic spiders
  • circadian rhythms in spiders and mites
  • as always, new species and geographic records
    …and more!

Read it on Medium.