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Links and Works Cited
The following books, articles, and web
pages have been and will continue to be of indispensable assistance to
me. I'm sure you'll find them very informative as well.
| Internet Links | Works Cited |
Baerg, William J. The Tarantula.
Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 1958.
Bertani, Rogerio, and Pedro Ismael da Silva
Junior. The First Mygalomorph Spider without Spermathecae:
Sickius longibulbi,
with a Revalidation of Sickius (Araneae, Theraphosidae, Ischnocolinae).
The Journal
of Arachnology 30, 2002. 519-526
Bertani, Rogerio. "Revision, cladistic
analysis and zoogeography of Vitalius, Nhandu, and Proshapalopus; with
notes on other
theraphosine genera." (Araneae, Theraphosidae). Arquivos de Zoologia
36(3), 2001.
265-356.
Octavius Picard-Cambridge .Arachnida-Araneidea.
Volume I . [London : Pub. for the editors by R. H. Porter]:
1889-1902.
Celerier ML, et al. "Venom of an
aggressive African Theraphosidae (Scodra griseipes): milking the venom,
a
study of its
toxicity and its characterization." Toxicon. 31(5): 1993. 577-90.
Chamberlin, Ralph V. "New Spiders of the
Family Aviculariidae." Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative
Zoology.
1917. Vol. LXI, No. 3.
Charpentier, Philip. "The Genus Avicularia" Exothermae. 1992. Vol. I, No. 1.
Charpentier, Philip. Exothermae
Magazine Number One: A New Species of Poecilotheria. Middelkerke:
Exothermae
Publications, 1997.
Coile, Nancy C. TRI-OLOGY. 1996.
Vol. 35, No. 6.
Conniff, Richard. "Tarantulas: Earth
Tigers and Bird Spiders." National Geographic. Pages 98-115,
September
1996.
Dougherty, TJ, et al. "Envenomation
from a “Fringed Ornamental” Tarantula (Poecilotheria ornata)."
Journal of Toxicology:
Clinical Toxicology Vol. 42, no. 5. 2004. 768.
Edwards, G.B. and Kenneth L. Hibbard. "The
Mexican Redrump, Brachypelma vagans
(Araneae:
Theraphosidae), an exotic tarantula established in Florida."
Fla. Dept. Agric.
& Cons. Serv.,
Div. Plant Industry, Entomology Circular. 1999. 394:1-2.
Gallon, Richard C. "Revision of the
African genera Pterinochilus and Eucratoscelus (Araneae,
Theraphosidae,
Harpactirinae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society.
2002. 12 (5).
201-232.
Gallon, Richard C. "Revision of the Ceratogyrus
spp. formerly included in Coelogenium
(Araneae:
Theraphosidae, Harpactirinae)." Mygalomorph. 2001.
Vol. 2, No.1.
Gertsch, Willis J. American Spiders. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1949.
Hancock, Kathleen and John. Tarantulas:
Keeping and Breeding Arachnids in Captivity.
Taunton: R &
A Publishing, 1992.
Keyserling, E. Die Spinnen Amerikas. Brasilianische Spinnen. Nürnberg, 3: 1891. 1-278.
Koch, C. L. Die Arachniden. Nürnberg, Neunter Band, 1842.
Locht, A., et al. "Distribution and Natural
History of Mexican Species of Brachypelma with
Morphological
Evidence for Their Synonymy." Journal of Arachnology 27, 1999.
196-200.
Lucas, SM, et al. "Mygalomorph spider bites:
a report on 91 cases in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil."
Toxicon.
32(10):1994. 1211-5.
Marshall, Samuel D. Tarantulas
and Other Arachnids. Hauppauge: Barron's Educational
Series, 1996.
ISBN 0-8120-9315-1
Nentwig, Wolfgangand Christian Wissel.
"A comparison of prey lengths among spiders."
Oecologia
68:4. 1986. 595 - 600.
Perez-Miles, Fernando. "Iracema
cabola: New Genus and Species of a Theraphosid
Spider from Amazonic
Brazil." Journal of Arachnology 28. 2000. 141-148.
Pérez-Miles F, Lucas S M, da Silva
P, Bertani R. "Systematic revision and cladistic analysis of Theraphosinae
(Araneae: Theraphosidae)."
Mygalomorph,
1.3: 1996. 33-62.
Platnick, Norman I. The World
Spider Catalog. New York: The American Museum of
Natural History,
2000. Available online here.
Pocock, Reginald. The Fauna of
British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Arachnida. London:
Taylor
and Francis,
1900.
Prentice, Tom. "Theraphosidae of the Mojave
Desert West and North of the Colorado River (Araneae,
Mygalomorphae,
Theraphosidae)". Journal of Arachnology 25, 1997. 137–176.
Raven, Robert J. The Spider Infraorder
Mygalomorphae (Araneae): Cladstics and Systematics. Bulletin
of The
American Museum
of Natural History, 182. 1985. 1-180.
Reichling, Steven B. and William
H. N. Gutzke. "Phenotypic Consequences of Incubation Temperature
and
Feeding Regimen
in Captive-bred Tarantulas." Zoo Biology 17:5. 1998.
405-414.
Reichling, Steven B. The Tarantulas of Belize. Malabar: Krieger Publishing, 2003.
Richman, D.B., B. Cutler, S. Brantley and
D. Allen Dean. Preliminary List of the Spiders of the Arid Southwest.
New Mexico State
University. 1999.
Schultz, Marguerite J. and Stanley A. The
Tarantula Keeper's Guide. Hauppage: Barron's
Educational Series,
1998. ISBN 0-7641-0076-9
Here
is the authors' webpage with updates on the book and personal information.
Seifert, SA. "Sunburst Tarantula
(Pterinochilus murinus) envenomation."
Journal of
Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology. Vol. 41, no. 5. Aug 2003.
700.
Shillington, C and P. Verrell. "Sexual
strategies of a North American 'tarantula' (Araneae: Theraphosidae)."
Ethology.
Vol. 103, no. 7. 1997. 588-598
Thorell, T. Viaggio di Leonardo Fea
in Birmania e regioni vicine. LXXIII. Secondo saggio sui Ragni birmani.
I.
Parallelodontes.
Tubitelariae. Ann. Mus. civ. stor. nat. Genova (2) 17[=37]: 1897. 161-267.
Toft, Soren. "Prey Choice and Spider
Fitness." Journal of Arachnology 27. 1999.
301-307.
American
Tarantula Society Has journal articles, books and compact discs for
sale, a bulletin board, and a question/answer forum.
Arachnid World A discussion group frequented by a lot of knowledgeable and experienced people.
Arachnopets A great site by Debbie and Scott Scher with multiple discussion forums, an extensive and well-sorted selection of classified ads, a gallery, and much more.
Australian Tarantulas by Steve Nunn of Australia. Just like the name says, it has great information on Theraphosidae in The Land Down Under.
British Tarantula Society A veritable cornucopia of information with classified ads, fantastic journal articles, surveys, a discussion board, and more.
Giant Spiders Guy Tansley's very informative site with incredible pictures.
G. Wright's Tarantula Care G. Wright's excellent site that covers sexing, general husbandry, health, and more.
Northeast Tarantula Club A club in northeast England that is active in breeding tarantulas.
Petbugs by Jon Fouskaris. Has a discussion forum, bulletin board, caresheets, etc.
Phong's Tarantula Pages by Thomas Schumm. This has tarantula diaries, caresheets, breeding information, etc.
Rick C. West, Arachnologist By Rick West of Canada. This library of photos has become a very helpful reference for identifying tarantulas in the pet trade.
Tarantulas by Radan Kaderka. An exceptionally informative site, particularly for those with an interest in taxonomy.
The Tarantula Store an excellent informational resource done by Phil and Tracy of England. It has great photos, excellent information, and an active forum.
Theraphosidae of Africa and the Middle East by Timo Raab and Ingo Wendt of Germany. It has detailed information on the subfamily Harpactirinae.
Theraphosidae of the World and Their Care in Captivity An outstanding site by Mikhail Bagaturov of Russia. It contains tons of info, including detailed and up-to-date cladistic references for some species. It's likely the most updated site on tarantulas available. It is in both English and Russian.
Tracy's Tarantulas A site with great pictures, information, and organization by another Tracy in England.
XNism
A site with caresheets and pictures from Clint in California. He
also sells tarantula calendars, the proceeds from which benefit victims
of autism.
Environmental Links:
These are covered in a separate section
located here
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