The following articles, books, and websites have been of indispensable assistance to me. I am sure you'll find them 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
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& 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).
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Gallon, Richard C. "Revision of the Ceratogyrus spp. formerly included in Coelogenium
(Araneae: Theraphosidae, Harpactirinae)." Mygalomorph. 2001. Vol. 2, No.1.

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Hancock, Kathleen and John. Tarantulas: Keeping and Breeding Arachnids in Captivity.
Taunton: R & A Publishing, 1992.

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Locht, A., et al. "Distribution and Natural History of Mexican Species of Brachypelma with
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Marshall, Samuel D.Tarantulas and Other Arachnids. Hauppauge: Barron's Educational
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Perez-Miles, Fernando. "Iracema cabola: New Genus and Species of a Theraphosid
Spider from Amazonic Brazil." Journal of Arachnology 28. 2000. 141-148.

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Prentice, Tom. "Theraphosidae of the Mojave Desert West and North of the Colorado River (Araneae,
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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
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Here is the authors' webpage with updates on the book and personal information.

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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.
















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