American Arachnological Society @AAS_arachnology

The AAS furthers the study and appreciation of arachnids, and publishes the Journal of Arachnology. 🕸️🕷️🦂 & other wonderful #arachnids! linktr.ee/american_arach… The Americas Joined September 2017

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Marshal Hedin @marshalhedin

a year ago

hierarchical "loops-on-loops" structure of the cribellate silk of a Kukulcania spider recent research (not mine) shows that this leads to amazing fiber extensibility royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs… in situ photo from southern Utah, spider living in Yucca

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American Arachnological Society @AAS_arachnology

a year ago

AAS2024 begins TOMORROW in the gorgeous Chetumal, Mexico! Goran Ahmed Shikak is doing a social media takeover and will be posting live updates on the AAS Instagram: @ american_arachnology. Follow us on Instagram to stay up to date on all things AAS2024!

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Marc A. Milne @ForTheSpiders

a year ago

Thanks a ton to @AlbionZoe at @PodcastSpecies for highlighting taxonomic works and for this series on the basics of taxonomy. I'm happy to be a part of this!

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nhbsBooks @nhbsBooks

a year ago

Also out now and in stock: The Lives of #Spiders nhbs.com/the-lives-of-s… @PrincetonNature @PrincetonUPress @BritishSpiders @ESArachnology @AAS_arachnology @AusArachno @ISArachnology @Arachnologynews

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Marc A. Milne @ForTheSpiders

a year ago

Meet Masoncus n. sp., a myrmecophile (ant-loving) spider from Florida, related to Masoncus pogonophilus, described by Paula Cushing (@DenverMuseumNS).

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Paula Escuer @scueridae

a year ago

Excited to present our preprint about Population genomics of Dysdera spiders! I worked on this project during my PhD and feels great to finally be able to share it! @JRozasUB @GenMolEvolUB @MiquelArnedo @IRBioUB biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

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Jillian Suh-Kurovski @BugsOrBust

a year ago

Check out these Dolomedes triton mating! If you look closely you can see the haematodochal sac expanding in the male's palp. (Sorry im not the best camera person!)

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Tim Jonas @TimothyJonas

a year ago

How to impress a lady. A male Wolf Spider (Pardosa sp.) performing a courtship dance.

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American Arachnological Society @AAS_arachnology

a year ago

Our meme contest winner Luiz received their custom shirt by Kotomi Yoshida! The featured arachnid is Eriophora edax (Blackwall, 1863). For more arachnid art content, follow the amazing @ colorado_yakumo on Instagram 🕷🕸

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American Arachnological Society @AAS_arachnology

a year ago

Registration deadline has been extended for AAS 2024 in Chetumal, Mexico! See you soon in the Maya world. - AAS 2024 committee 🕷️🕸️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

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Jillian Suh-Kurovski @BugsOrBust

a year ago

Some Tigrosa sp. Courtship behaviors. Check out the way he moves his palps to create vibratory signals to the female! (This was just for fun and not a real experimental set up)

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Dr. Eileen Hebets (she/her) 🕷 @hebets_lab

2 years ago

Another fantastic story by @ScottSchrage on breakthrough research by @NooriChoi... cracking the code for eavesdropping in on the #vibroscape and what we can learn from it #PhD @UNLsbs @UNLincoln @unlcas news.unl.edu/newsrooms/toda…

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Jillian Suh-Kurovski @BugsOrBust

2 years ago

First field season day of 2024! We caught some Dolomedes tenebrosus (Dark fishing spider). It's a great day to be a member of the Hebets Lab! @hebets_lab

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American Arachnological Society @AAS_arachnology

2 years ago

Have you ever seen inside a spider egg sac before? Check out these Platycryptus undatus (tan jumping spider) spiderlings courtesy of @YiHangPark of the Hebets Lab (@hebets_lab)!

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Mercedes Burns @DrCedes

2 years ago

@SarahStellwagen and I will again be offering fellowships to "Spider Camp" at Highlands Bio Station in North Carolina. Info, syllabus, and application form on my website: burnslab.umbc.edu/spider-course/ Apply and share, please!

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American Arachnological Society @AAS_arachnology

2 years ago

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR AAS 2024! June 24-27th, 2024 in Chetumal , Mexico Registration Payment Deadline: May 31, 2024 Abstract deadline: May 15, 2024 Student Travel Grant App Deadline: April 17, 2024 Info: americanarachnology.org/aas-meetings/a… Logo Design: @ maria.disenografico (Instagram)

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American Arachnological Society @AAS_arachnology

2 years ago

The public voting period for the #AASMemeContest has begun! You can submit your votes via the Google form here: forms.gle/SbJ4HdqbtjA389…

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American Arachnological Society @AAS_arachnology

2 years ago

The #AASMemecontest deadline has been extended to Friday, March 1st! Get your memes in now before it's too late! Submission form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

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American Arachnological Society @AAS_arachnology

2 years ago

Submit your memes by 2/23! PRIZE 🕸️Custom hand-made t-shirt 🕸️2024 AAS membership including discounted conference registration (Join us in Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico Jun 24-28) and electronic AND hardcopy of the Journal of Arachnology Submission form in linktree in our bio!