How to Research Arachnids

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Tip 1 - Insects, Arachnids and Myriapods

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Sathyanand Dhananjayan | permalink

The Division of Insects covers insects, arachnids (spiders and their relatives), and myriapods (millipedes, centipedes and their relatives). Our curators and collection management staff work together closely to maintain a world-class collection of more than 12 million specimens, over half the Museum's holdings.
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For further reading: http://www.fieldmuseum.org/science/research/area/insects-arachnids-and-myriapods ^[1]

Tip 2 - Arachnida: Araneae

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Do 2 G | permalink

The American Museum of Natural History houses the world’s largest collection of spiders, with well over a million specimens and over 4,000 primary types. The collection is used extensively by most of the world’s arachnologists. The geographic scope is worldwide, with special strengths in New World areas.

For further reading: http://www.amnh.org/our-research/invertebrate-zoology/collections/arachnida-araneae ^[2]