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The World Spider Catalog

The World Spider Catalog, Version 9.0
by Norman I. Platnick
© Copyright 2000 - 2008 by The American Museum of Natural History. All Rights Reserved.
Edited by Peter Merrett, British Arachnological Society, and H. Don Cameron, University of Michigan

Title Page | Introduction | Families | Counts | Bibliography | Generic List | Fossils

Families: Order Taxonomic Alphabetic

• 1. Liphistiidae Actinopodidae
• 2. Atypidae Agelenidae
• 3. Antrodiaetidae Amaurobiidae
• 4. Mecicobothriidae Ammoxenidae
• 5. Hexathelidae Amphinectidae
• 6. Dipluridae Anapidae
• 7. Cyrtaucheniidae Antrodiaetidae
• 8. Ctenizidae Anyphaenidae
• 9. Idiopidae Araneidae
• 10. Actinopodidae Archaeidae
• 11. Migidae Atypidae
• 12. Nemesiidae Austrochilidae
• 13. Microstigmatidae Barychelidae
• 14. Barychelidae Caponiidae
• 15. Theraphosidae Chummidae
• 16. Paratropididae Cithaeronidae
• 17. Hypochilidae Clubionidae
• 18. Austrochilidae Corinnidae
• 19. Gradungulidae Ctenidae
• 20. Filistatidae Ctenizidae
• 21. Sicariidae Cyatholipidae
• 22. Scytodidae Cybaeidae
• 23. Periegopidae Cycloctenidae
• 24. Drymusidae Cyrtaucheniidae
• 25. Leptonetidae Deinopidae
• 26. Telemidae Desidae
• 27. Ochyroceratidae Dictynidae
• 28. Pholcidae Diguetidae
• 29. Plectreuridae Dipluridae
• 30. Diguetidae Drymusidae
• 31. Caponiidae Dysderidae
• 32. Tetrablemmidae Eresidae
• 33. Segestriidae Filistatidae
• 34. Dysderidae Gallieniellidae
• 35. Oonopidae Gnaphosidae
• 36. Orsolobidae Gradungulidae
• 37. Archaeidae Hahniidae
• 38. Mecysmaucheniidae Hersiliidae
• 39. Pararchaeidae Hexathelidae
• 40. Holarchaeidae Holarchaeidae
• 41. Micropholcommatidae Homalonychidae
• 42. Huttoniidae Huttoniidae
• 43. Stenochilidae Hypochilidae
• 44. Palpimanidae Idiopidae
• 45. Malkaridae Lamponidae
• 46. Mimetidae Leptonetidae
• 47. Eresidae Linyphiidae
• 48. Oecobiidae Liocranidae
• 49. Hersiliidae Liphistiidae
• 50. Deinopidae Lycosidae
• 51. Uloboridae Malkaridae
• 52. Cyatholipidae Mecicobothriidae
• 53. Synotaxidae Mecysmaucheniidae
• 54. Nesticidae Micropholcommatidae
• 55. Theridiidae Microstigmatidae
• 56. Theridiosomatidae Migidae
• 57. Symphytognathidae Mimetidae
• 58. Anapidae Miturgidae
• 59. Mysmenidae Mysmenidae
• 60. Synaphridae Nemesiidae
• 61. Pimoidae Nephilidae
• 62. Sinopimoidae Nesticidae
• 63. Linyphiidae Nicodamidae
• 64. Tetragnathidae Ochyroceratidae
• 65. Nephilidae Oecobiidae
• 66. Araneidae Oonopidae
• 67. Lycosidae Orsolobidae
• 68. Trechaleidae Oxyopidae
• 69. Pisauridae Palpimanidae
• 70. Oxyopidae Pararchaeidae
• 71. Senoculidae Paratropididae
• 72. Stiphidiidae Periegopidae
• 73. Zorocratidae Philodromidae
• 74. Psechridae Pholcidae
• 75. Zoropsidae Phyxelididae
• 76. Zoridae Pimoidae
• 77. Ctenidae Pisauridae
• 78. Agelenidae Plectreuridae
• 79. Cybaeidae Prodidomidae
• 80. Desidae Psechridae
• 81. Amphinectidae Salticidae
• 82. Cycloctenidae Scytodidae
• 83. Hahniidae Segestriidae
• 84. Dictynidae Selenopidae
• 85. Amaurobiidae Senoculidae
• 86. Phyxelididae Sicariidae
• 87. Titanoecidae Sinopimoidae
• 88. Nicodamidae Sparassidae
• 89. Tengellidae Stenochilidae
• 90. Miturgidae Stiphidiidae
• 91. Anyphaenidae Symphytognathidae
• 92. Liocranidae Synaphridae
• 93. Clubionidae Synotaxidae
• 94. Corinnidae Telemidae
• 95. Zodariidae Tengellidae
• 96. Chummidae Tetrablemmidae
• 97. Homalonychidae Tetragnathidae
• 98. Ammoxenidae Theraphosidae
• 99. Cithaeronidae Theridiidae
• 100. Gallieniellidae Theridiosomatidae
• 101. Trochanteriidae Thomisidae
• 102. Lamponidae Titanoecidae
• 103. Prodidomidae Trechaleidae
• 104. Gnaphosidae Trochanteriidae
• 105. Selenopidae Uloboridae
• 106. Sparassidae Zodariidae
• 107. Philodromidae Zoridae
• 108. Thomisidae Zorocratidae
• 109. Salticidae Zoropsidae

Ashy storm-petrel (W3)

Beaver, Biber (W3)

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• Labradoodle - Labrador and Poodle
• Schnoodle - schnauzer and poodle
• Goldendoodle - golden retriever and poodle
• Cockapoo - cocker spaniel and poodle
• Yorkipoo - Yorkshire terrier and poodle
• Dorgi - dachshund and corgi
• Bagel - basset hound and beagle

hair of the dog (that bit me) (W3)

• Hebrew sin-yod-aiyin-resh Si3aR = hair
• Hebrew shin-yod-kaf-resh SHiKaR = beer, ale and
• Hebrew shin-yod-kaf-oo-resh SHiKooR = drunk

• Hair of the dog = Sa[K]aRos KeLeV
• Brewer's yeast = SaCChaRomyces CeReVisiae

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Animal Behavior Archive
Library of Bird and Animal Sounds Available
Animal Videos

Birds

The earth hosts approximately 10,000 species of birds, 75% of which are represented in this archive. From your common feeder birds, including jays, chickadees and sparrows to the exotic birds-of-paradise, toucans and flamingos you can browse families and explore their diversity. You’ll discover some exceptions in the bird world, such as penguins and emus that are unable to fly, however, all birds have feathers and lay eggs, even if they are not masters of flight.

Mammals

About 5,500 species of mammals roam the earth today. They are an incredibly diverse group from whales and dolphins, to bats, big cats, shrews and elephants. One trait they all have in common—hair. Listen to the astounding vocalizations of the nearly 70 marine mammal species in the archive or watch Polar Bears hunt in the high arctic. Explore recordings for the more than 600 mammal species in the archive!

Reptiles

Despite being among the very first animals to travel this earth, reptiles are still very successful today. With nearly 8,200 species described these scaly, cold-blooded creatures survive in some of the toughest climates on earth. Like birds, most species lay eggs, but many snakes and lizards give birth to live young. Check out some videos of a Galapagos Tortoise or listen to an American Alligator!

Amphibians

Frogs and toads, newts and salamanders, and snake-like caecilians comprise the diverse class, Amphibia. Many species begin their life as aquatic juveniles and transform into terrestrial adults. Amphibians are of particular conservation concern. Of the ~6,300 amphibians, one in three are threatened with extinction. Take a listen to any of the nearly 200 species in the archive!

Arthropods

Invertebrates with an exoskeleton, segmented body and jointed appendages are classified as arthropods. This includes insects, centipedes and millipedes, and crustaceans—shrimp, lobsters and crabs. Take a listen to the Snowy Tree-Cricket that varies how fast it delivers each note depending on the temperature.

Fishes

This group takes the prize as the most diverse group of vertebrates, with nearly 32,000 species represented. Fish were the first vertebrates to radiate the earth, dating back 500 million years. The group includes the bony fish, sharks and rays, lungfish and coelacanths, hagfish, and lampreys. Watch videos of a Whale Shark feeding or hear what a squirrelfish sounds like!

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Catnames

The name you choose says as much about you as it does about your cat. It shows how you view your cat and your relationship with it. Some names can cause people to judge a cat and react positively or negatively/fearfully when meeting it. For these reasons it is important to use a name that conveys the proper image. Happy searching!

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Dognames

Image:
The name you choose says as much about you as it does about your dog. It shows how you view your dog and your relationship with it. Some names can cause people to judge a dog and react positively or negatively/fearfully when meeting it. Depending on whether the dog is a pet, therapy dog, search & rescue dog, tracking dog or any other dog that works with the public, it is important to use a name that conveys the proper image. Happy searching!

Popularity:
The most popular dog name in North America is Sam, Sammie or Samantha (which means "listener"). The second most popular is Max, Maxie, Maxwell or Maxine (which means "the greatest" in Latin). Third is Lady, followed by Bear, Maggie, Buddy, Tasha, Chelsea (or Chelsie), Holly and Shasta. Other very popular names are Brandy, Ginger and Taffy.

Trend in Canine Names Reflects the Times: Article from the San Francisco Examiner.

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About Animal Names

• What's in a Scientific Name?
• Authority Lists: Where We Get Our Names
• Name, Rank, and Serial Number
• Organismal classification: evolutionary relationships and ranks

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Bird Division

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Animal Idioms

TALK2US: Animal Idioms
Published 03/20/2015
Caty and Ashley teach you how to use "cat's pajamas," "bee's knees," and other English idioms that refer to animals.

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Animals & Plants

Animals & Plants

• get information about a species musk rose
• compare multiple species puma, lion, red fox
• get information about higher taxa Lepidoptera

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Dog Days and Dandelions
A Lively Guide to the Animal Meanings Behind Everyday Words

If you’re a word lover or an animal lover, you’ll enjoy this look at all the surprising places where animals lurk inside the English language, covered in linguistic camouflage. (Who knew there was a "caterpillar" in "chenille"? Or a "pony" in "bidet"?) A book about where the wild things are in the English language.

“Beastly fun! … a sprightly compendium of the animal kingdom’s impact on the king’s English.”

St. Martin's Press

From "apian" (like a bee) to "zodiac" (little-animals circle), a word book that spots the animal origins of words and names

There are "mice" in your "muscles", and "blackbirds" in your "merlot". Behind "adulation" is a dog's wagging tail. "Peculiar" houses a "herd of cattle". "Grubby" is "crawling with bugs". Wordhound Martha Barnette collects more than 300 common (and a few not-so-common) words that have surprising animal roots. Tracing word origins back to ancient Greek and Latin as well as to European roots and American slang, the entries offer a guided tour through literature, science, folklore, politics, and more - with a wilderness of animal meanings at every turn.

For fledgling word sleuths as well as those who fawn over etymologies, this is a delightful smorgasbord for writers, students, and word lovers.

Martha Barnette is the author of two previous books about word origins, "A Garden of Words" and "Ladyfingers and Nun's Tummies". Based in Louisville, Kentucky, she writes a daily word-origins newsletter for thousands of subscribers.

2. Book Review: Dog Days and Dandelions

Stangl, Frederick B. (Author)
Abbreviated guide to pronunciation and etymology of scientific names for North American land mammals north of Mexico

Abbreviated Guide to Pronunciation and Etymology of Scientific Names for North American Land Mammals North of Mexico
Series: OCCASIONAL PAPERS OF THE MUSEUM, TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY 154
FB Stangl, PG Christiansen and EJ Galbraith
28 pages
Texas Tech University Press
Softcover | 1993 | £3.50 | approx. $6/€5
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