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Collecting Spiders
Collecting spiders is a good way to gain a greater appreciation and understanding
of spider natural history. If you hunt with a camera, you may capture
some splendid photographs of these colorful and unusual creatures.
- Many spiders are active at night and can be found by shining a flashlight
into vegetation. Wolf spider eyes reflect light, causing a night meadow
to appear to twinkle.
- Arachnids can be captured easily using small glass vials. You can
also use a pillow case of canvas net to sweep vegetation, or to place
under bushes as you shake them.
- Collection for scientific, school or personal research sometimes
requires the preservation of specimens in 70-percent ethyl or rubbing
alcohol. If you pursue such studies, remember to make careful notes
of the spider's location (on plants, rocks, soil, etc), habits, appearance
and coloration prior to capture, and any further information that may
help you to identify your specimen. Remember, although specific spider
identification can be difficult, the broad categories are more easily
distinguished.
- Spiders have been residents of the earth for 400 million years. Primitive
spiders found preserved in amber look remarkably similar to our present-day
species. Whether the prospect of observing these eight-legged creatures
excites you or not, one thing is certain-spiders are here to stay.
CAMEL SPIDER FACTS
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