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	Modified setae of the salticid pedipalp - David Edwin Hill This is a republication of a brief paper on the subject of modified setae of the salticid (Araneae, Salticidae) pedipalp, particularly those used for chemosensory or grooming behavior. This paper was originally published in Peckhamia. Keywords: pedipalp; salticid; Salticidae; Phidippus; Araneae; jumping spider; setae Downloads: 12
	Pores in the integument of salticid spiders - David Edwin Hill This is a republication of a brief paper previously published in Peckhamia. It describes the pores associated with the cuticle of salticid or jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae). Keywords: Salticidae; salticid; pores; integument; Araneae; spider; jumping spider Downloads: 31
	Araneae - http://www.araneae.com/ This is a text editor for HTML files. It includes syntax highlighting, a multiple document tabbed interface, a color picker, drag-and-drop support, and GIF, PNG, and JPG support. Keywords: Araneae; Internet; Web building tools; HTML editors; web editing tools; html text editors; html tools; html authoring; editors; araneae; editor applications; we Downloads: 41
	Central nervous system of Phidippus - David Edwin Hill This publication covers work completed in the 1973-1975 time frame on the general structure of the salticid (Araneae, Salticidae) central nervous system. More recent work on this subject is also reviewed. Keywords: Salticidae; invertebrate; salticid; jumping spider; Araneae; spider; central nervous system; anatomy; structure Downloads: 38
	Mating of Phidippus princeps - David Edwin Hill This is a republication of a short paper on the mating of the jumping spider (Araneae, Salticidae) Phidippus princeps, published in Peckhamia. Keywords: Phidippus; Phidippus princeps; salticid; Salticidae; Araneae; jumping spider; behavior; behaviour; spider; courtship Downloads: 17
	Observations of the physiology of Lyssomanes viridis - David Edwin Hill This is a republication of an earlier paper on the subject published in Peckhamia. Additional material related to the structure of spider book lungs has been added to document structural evidence for the hypothesis that the air spaces within the book lungs of spiders can expand and contract in association with transient hemolymph pressure changes and the heart beat. Keywords: Salticidae; Lyssomanes; Lyssomanes viridis; book lung; respiration; spider; Araneae; Salticidae; salticid; physiology Downloads: 18
	The salticid fang - David Edwin Hill This brief paper is a republication of a note that appeared in the journal Peckhamia. It describes the cheliceral fangs of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae). Fangs are serrated in the manner of tyrannosaur teeth (or serrated knives) for penetration, and bear a distal pore for the injection of venom into prey. Keywords: fang; chelicera; chelicerate; Chelicerata; Araneae; venom; spider; jumping spider; Salticidae; salticid; serration Downloads: 37
	Tracheae of salticid spiders - David Edwin Hill This is a republication of a work that originally appeared in Peckhamia. It describes the elaborate system of tracheae in salticid spiders, as reconstructed from serial sections of the spider Phidippus. Many spiders have "dual: respiratory systems, one consisting of paired book lungs in association with the heart and respiratory pigments carried in the hemolymph, and the other associated with the elaborate tracheae. Keywords: Araneae; tracheae; spider; spiders; book lung; salticid; Salticidae; Phidippus; jumping spider; respiration Downloads: 34
	Variable female forms of the jumping spider Phidippus clarus - David Edwin Hill The relatively large jumping spider Phidippus clarus is an inhabitant of prairie and old field habitats throughout much of North America, living on herbaceous plants. Females can be highly variable in appearance, ranging from individuals with many tan to orange scales covering most of the body, to dark or melanistic forms devoid of most scales. These dark forms can be very similar to the males in appearance... Keywords: Phidippus; salticid; Salticidae; spider; jumping spider; Araneae; behavior; polymorphism; polymorphic; arachnid; Arachnida Downloads: 483 Average rating: (0 review)
	Male Thiodina sylvana feeding on Oxyopes salticus - David Edwin Hill This movie shows an adult male jumping spider (Thiodina sylvana) from Greenville County, South Carolina, feeding on an immature lynx spider (Oxyopes salticus). Keywords: salticid; jumping spider; Salticidae; spider; Thiodina; Araneae; behavior; Oxyopes; Oxyopidae; lynx spider Downloads: 276 Average rating: (0 review)
	Movement of the articulated pretarsal claws and footpads by a walking jumping spider, Thiodina sylvana - David Edwin Hill This movie depicts the ability of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Thiodina sylvana) to extend and to retract their articulated pretarsal claws and footpads as they walk. Many other aspects of the behavior of these spiders are also illustrated. Keywords: Salticidae; salticid; Thiodina; spider; Araneae; behavior; animal behavior; behaviour; animal behaviour; jumping spider Downloads: 342 Average rating: (0 review)
	Large adult female Phidippus clarus (Araneae: Salticidae) feeding on Acasesia hamata (Araneidae) in Greenville County, SC, USA - David Edwin Hill This video shows a large jumping spider, an adult female Phidippus clarus, as it feeds upon an araneid or orb-weaving spider,Acasesia hamata. A. hamata normally rests on top of rolled leaves on herbaceous plants during the day, where it is vunerable to attack by these large jumping spiders (Salticidae). Keywords: Salticidae; salticid; jumping spider; spider; Araneae; Araneidae; Acasesia; Acasesia hamata; Phidippus; Phidippus clarus Downloads: 51
	Portrait of a female Phidippus whitmani jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae) - David Edwin Hill This movie depicts general behavior of Phidippus whitmani, a relatively small species of Phidippus that typically lives in leaf-litter or on herbaceous plants near the ground in wooded areas. These spiders are found throughout the eastern United States. In the southern part of their range, females are bright red. In the north, they are brown. Facing turns, grooming, feeding on Diptera (Brachycera and Nematocera), as well as feeding upon an immature Pisaurina mira (Araneae: Pisauridae) are depict... Keywords: Phidippus; Phidippus whitmani; salticid; Salticidae; spider; jumping spider; Araneae; feeding; Pisaurina; Pisaurina mira Downloads: 107
	The behavior of Eris marginata - David Edwin Hill This is a republication of a paper published in Peckhamia that described field observations of a jumping spider that is presently called Eris militaris. Photographs and drawings from field notes taken in the 1973-1975 time frame have been added to this work. Keywords: Eris; Eris militaris; Eris marginata; salticid; Salticidae; jumping spider; spider; Araneae; behavior; behaviour Downloads: 48
	Behavior of Zygoballus sexpunctatus jumping spiders in Greenville County, SC, USA - David Edwin Hill This video includes clips that illustrate some of the common behavior of both male and female Zygoballus sexpunctatus. These small spiders frequently wave legs I as they move about. Some feeding sequences are also shown. Keywords: Zygoballus,Zygoballus sexpunctatus,salticid,Salticidae,spider,jumping spider,Araneae,animal behavior Downloads: 28 Average rating: (0 review)
	Interactions of male and female Zygoballus sexpunctatus jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) in Greenville County, SC, USA - David Edwin Hill Zygoballus sexpunctatus are small jumping spiders, usually no more than 3-5 mm in length. Females are covered with iridescent scales, and males have large, spinous setae. Displays between males and between males and females are shown in a series of film clips. Keywords: Zygoballus,salticid,Salticidae,spider,Araneae,jumping spider,courtship,display,display behavior,arachnid,Arachnida Downloads: 17 Average rating: (0 review)
	Feeding female Phidippus princeps jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae) - David Edwin Hill This video contains six different sequences of predation upon spiders and flies by an adult female Phidippus princeps from Greenville County, South Carolina, USA. These spiders are common inhabitants of old fields near forest margins, and move between nest sites on herbaceous plants and sites on nearby trees. They feed on a wide variety of spider and insect prey, including conspecifics, at all phases of their life cycle. Keywords: Salticidae,salticid,Phidippus,Phidippus princeps,jumping spider,spider,Araneae,arachnid,Arachnida,behavior,predator,predation Downloads: 19 Average rating: (0 review)
	Jumping spider feet - David Edwin Hill This publication reviews older as well as more recent work on the structure and function of the feet of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae). The ability of these spiders to extend and to retract paired foot pads (as well as claws) is documented. Many illustrations of related SEM work are included. Many spiders possess an elaborate mechanism of presumed van der Waals adhesion, similar to that demonstrated for gecko lizards... Keywords: feet; salticid; Salticidae; Phidippus; jumping spider; Araneae; spider; pretarsus; tenent setae; foot pad; adhesion; van der Waals Downloads: 63
	Behavior of Pelegrina galathea (Araneae: Salticidae) - David Edwin Hill This movie depicts some of the behavior of the small dendryphantine jumping spider Pelegrina galathea, a common inhabitant of old fields and prairies in Eastern North America. Featured behavior includes feeding on insects and plant sap, construction of shelters with silk and plant parts, grooming, jumping, and facing turns in general. Keywords: Salticidae; salticid; Pelegrina; jumping spider; spider; animal behavior; behavior; behaviour; animal behaviour; Araneae; Pelegrina galathea; silk; nest; herbivory Downloads: 34 Average rating: (0 review)
	Courtship and mating of the jumping spider Lyssomanes viridis (Araneae: Salticidae) - David Edwin Hill This movie depicts the courtship and mating behavior of the green jumping spider, Lyssomanes viridis. This unusual jumping spider is often found under Magnolia leaves in the Southeastern United States. Many interesting aspects of the visual courtship display of the male, interactions between the male and female, and the remarkable mechanics of mating behavior in spiders are shown. Keywords: Salticidae; salticid; Lyssomanes; jumping spider; spider; animal behavior; behavior; behaviour; animal behaviour; Araneae; courtship; mating; visual display Downloads: 639 Average rating: (0 review)
	Feeding Lyssomanes viridis (Araneae: Salticidae) - David Edwin Hill This movie depicts the feeding behavior of the green jumping spider, Lyssomanes viridis. Macro views of immature and adult male and female spiders are shown feeding upon various nematoceran and brachyceran flies. Many other aspects of the behavior and biology of these jumping spiders are also described. Keywords: Salticidae; salticid; jumping spider; spider; Lyssomanes; animal behavior; animal behaviour; Diptera; Nematocera; Brachycera; behaviour; feeding; Araneae; Insecta; insect Downloads: 463 Average rating: (0 review)
	Predatory pursuit of ants by Anasaitis canosa - David Edwin Hill This publication describes the pursuit of ants by the jumping spider Anasaitis canosa. This is one of the relatively few salticid spiders (Araneae, Salticidae) that actively pursues and preys upon ants. This also documents the indirect or detoured pursuit of sighted ants by these active predators that dwell in leaf-litter habitats of the subtropical to warm-temperate forests of the Southeastern United States. Keywords: Anasaitis; Anasaitis canosa; salticid; Salticidae; jumping spider; spider; Araneae; predation; behavior; behaviour; ant predation; ant; Hymenoptera; detoured pursuit Downloads: 44
	Learned avoidance of milkweed bugs by jumping spiders - David Edwin Hill This publication documents the results of research completed in 1979 on the subject of the ability of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae, Phidippus audax) to detect and to avoid distasteful milkweed bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus). It is noteworthy that learned avoidance is relatively short-lived for "hungry" spiders. Keywords: Phidippus; Phidippus audax; salticid; Salticidae; jumping spider; spider; Araneae; learning; avoidance; chemical ecology; chemodetection; chemoreception; chemical defence; Oncopeltus; Oncopeltus fasciatus; Insecta; insect; behavior; behaviour Downloads: 35
	Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara, Cesa News Nr. 43 - Muhabbet Kemal, Ahmet Omer Kocak Cesa, a scientific consortium, independent research Centre, Museum, Library, as well as Biological Station and Research Laboratory (BSRL). Cesa News presents information about the scientific activities of the Cesa, including announcements, general news, expeditions, publications, visitors, seminars, workshops etc. at irregular intervals. Keywords: South Africa; Soutpanberg; Medike; Entabeni; Lajuma; Insecta; Orthoptera; Isoptera; Odonata; Hemiptera; Diptera; Hymenoptera; Coleoptera; Acarina; Araneae; image; fauna; Turkey; Argynnis paphia; gynandromorph; conversation; note Downloads: 27