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American Arachnological Society
This site includes information on tarantulas and other arachnids with photo galleries and links to related sites.

The Tarantula Bibliography
This Web site is dedicated to helping people successfully keep tarantulas. Includes information about husbandry, natural history and a list of other resources.

The American Tarantula Society Page
This site is dedicated to communication between professionals and enthusiasts.

The British Tarantula Society
The British Tarantula Society is dedicated to the conservation, enhancement and spread of knowledge in keeping tarantulas. The Web site includes photo galleries, research journals, and bulletin board and chat rooms for communication.

Tarantulas: Rick West
Rick West is one of the leading authorities on tarantulas (theraphosidae) in the world. Includes photo galleries of tarantulas, other invertebrates, as well as many vertebrates. Scientific names, common names, and descriptions are also included.

Spider Information and Pictures
This site contains more than 100 pictures of over 70 spiders found in Europe.

o National Geographic Resources (top)


NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC	Jackson, Robert R. "Portia Spider: Mistress of Deception." Pages 104-115, November 1996.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC	Conniff, Richard. "Tarantulas: Earth Tigers and Bird Spiders." Pages 98-115, September 1996.
WORLD	"Spiders: Awesome Insect Eaters!" Pages 24-29, November 1991.

Additional Sources (top)

The Tarantula

Biology Of Spiders

American Spiders

The Book Of The Spider

The Importance of Being Hairy

Natural History

An Atlas Of Insect Morphology

Tarantulas

A New Theraphosid Spider from the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

Memoirs Of The Queensland Museum

Terrific Tarantulas

Carolina Tips