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Any predatory silk-producing arachnid of the order Araneae, having four pairs of legs and a rounded unsegmented body consisting of abdomen and cephalothorax. (Source: CED)

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Henschel JR, Lubin YD 1992. Environmental factors affecting the web and activity of a psammophilous spider in the Namib Desert. Journal of Arid Environments 22 173-189

Website link:http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=US201301759097

Giovanni C, Conti E 2013. Opening and closing of burrows by the Namibian spider Ariadna sp. (Araneae: Segestriidae) in a year of heavy rainfall. The Journal of Arachnology 41 (2) 215-218

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Opening and closing of burrows by the Namibian spider Ariadna sp.pdf	1.23 MB

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/23610292

Bird TL, Wharton RA 2015. Description of a New Solifuge Melanoblossia ansie sp. n. (Solifugae, Melanoblossiidae) with Notes on the Setiform Flagellar Complex of Melanoblossiinae Roewer, 1933. African Invertebrates 56 (2) 515-525

Website link:http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5733/afin.056.0218

Conti E, Costa G, Marletta A, Viscuso R, Vitale DGM 2015. The chorion of eggs in a Namibian Ariadna species (Araneae: Segestriidae): morphological and SEM analyses. Journal of Arachnology 43 (2) 224-227

Website link:http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1636/M14-72

Platnick NI, Griffin E 1988. On the first African and Australian spiders of the genus Cyrioctea (Araneae: Zodariidae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 96 (3) 359-362

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On the first African and Australian spiders of the genus Cyrioctea.pdf	1.24 MB

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/25009699

Eagle V 1985. A survey of the spider fauna of Botswana Project Report June 1984. Botswana Notes and Records 17 131-139

Website link:http://www.jstor.org/stable/40979743

Alderweireldt M 1996. A taxonomic revision of the genus Ocyale Audouin, 1826 in Africa (Araneae: Lycosidae). Journal of Natural History 30 (9) 1349-1365

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222939600771261#.VLPFIGctApE

Henschel JR, Davies VT, Dickman CR 1995. The slit spider (Araneae: Clubionoidea) that constructs fissures in the sand dunes of the Simpson Desert, Central Australia. Journal of Natural History 29 (1) 137-145

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222939500770071#.VGshhFItBHg

Conti E, Barbagallo E, Battiato S, Marletta A, Costa G, Samperi F 2014. Do habitat features affect the composition of silk proteins by Namibian arid-adapted Ariadna spiders (Araneae: Segestriidae)?. Italian Journal of Zoology 82 (1) 48-60

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Do habitat features affect the composition of silk proteins by Namibian arid_adapted Ariadna spiders.pdf	2.03 MB

Henschel JR 1998. Dune spiders of the Negev Desert with notes on Cerbalus psammodes (Heteropodidae). Israel Journal of Zoology (Special Issue: Spiders of Israel: Systematics, Ecology, and Behavior) 44 (2) 243-251

Website link:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00212210.1998.10688946#.VGW1yVItBHg

Griffin RE 1998. Species richness and biogeography of non-acarine arachnids in Namibia. Biodiversity and Conservation 7 467 - 481

Website link:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A%3A1008823527757

Russel-Smith A 2002. A comparison of the diversity and composition of Ground-Active Spiders in Mkomazi Game Reserve, Tanzania and Etosha National Park, Namibia. . The Journal of Arachnology (30) 383-388

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A comparison of the diversity and composition of Ground_Active Spiders.pdf	69.86 KB

Griffin RE 1998. Species richness and biogeography of non-acarine arachnids in Namibia. Biodiversity and Conservation 7 467 - 481

Website link:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A%3A1008823527757

Lawrence RF 1966. New and little known scorpions and solifuges from the Namib Desert and South West Africa. Scientific Papers of the Namib Desert Research Station (29) 1-11

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New and little known scorpions and solifuges from the Namib Desert.pdf	1.45 MB

Conti E, Costa G, Liberatori G, Vannuccini ML, Protano G, Nannoni F, Corsi I 2018. Ariadna spiders as bioindicator of heavy elements contamination in the Central Namib Desert. Ecological Indicators (95) 663-672

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.08.014

Platnick NI, Jocqué R 1992. Two new species of Cyrioctea from southern Africa with a note on sexual dimorphism in the genus (Araneae, Zodariidae). Journal of African Zoology (106) 191-196

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Two new species of Cyrioctea from southern Africa.pdf	2.25 MB

Wesolowska W 1993. Notes on the genus Natta Karsch, 1879 (Araneae, Salticidae). Genus (4) 17-32

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Lotz LN 1994. Revision of the genus Latrodectus (Araneae: Theridiidae) in Africa. Researches of the National Museum (10) 2-57

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Revision of the genus Latrodectus.pdf	3.08 MB

Van den Berg A, Dippenaar-Schoeman A 1994. A revision of the Afrotropical species of the genus Tibellus Simon (Araneae: Philodromidae). Koedoe (37) 67-114

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A revision of the Afrotropical species of the genus Tibellus Simon.pdf	13.87 MB

Coddington JA, Levi HW 1991. Systematics and Evolution of Spiders (Araneae). Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics (22) 565-592

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Systematics and Evolution of Spiders.pdf	2.16 MB

Lawrence RF 1931. The harvest-spiders (Opiliones) of South Africa. Annals of the South African Museum (29) 341-508

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The harvest spiders of South Africa.pdf	56.84 MB

Starega W 1992. An annotated check-list of Afrotropical harvestmen, excluding the Phalaniidae (Opiliones). Annals of the Natal Museum (33) 271-336

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An annotated check_list of Afrotropical harvestmen.pdf	1011.82 KB

Lawrence RF 1927. Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna of South West Africa, V. Arachnida. Annals of the South African Museum (25) 1-75

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Contribution to the knowledge of the fauna of SWA_V_Arachnida.pdf	19.51 MB

Lawrence RF 1928. Contributions to the knowledge of the fauna of South West Africa, VII. Arachnida. Annals of the South African Museum (25) 215-312

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Contribution to the knowledge of the fauna of SWA_VII_Arachnida.pdf	24.57 MB

Lawrence RF 1972. New psammophilous Solifugae, chiefly from desert regions of the Kalahari and South West Africa. Madoqua (1) 97-116

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New psammophilous Solifugae_chiefly from desert regions of the Kalahari and South West Africa.pdf	1.77 MB

Russell-Smith A 1981. Seasonal activity and diversity of ground-living spiders in two African savanna habitats. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society (5) 145-154

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Seasonal activity and diversity of ground-living spiders in two African savanna habitats.pdf	630.73 KB

Mulder C, Conti E, Costa G 2019. Belowground thermoregulation in Namibian desert spiders that burrow their own chemostats. Oecologica (96) 18-23

Website link:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2019.02.003

Haddad CR 2019. Transfer of the Namibian Argistes africanus Simon, 1910 (Araneae: Liocranidae) to Afroceto Lyle & Haddad, 2010 (Trachelidae), with a new synonym. Zootaxa (4571) 446

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Transfer of the Namibian Argistes africanus Simon.pdf	3.25 MB

Jäger P, Krehenwinkel H 2015. May gen. n. (Araneae: Sparassidae): A unique lineage from southern Africa supported by morphological and molecular features. African Invertebrates 56 (2) 365-392

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Sparassidae.pdf	3.93 MB

Oranjemund Wildlife.

Website link:https://wildlife.oranjemunder.com/

Simon E 1887. Études arachnologiques, 20ᵉ Mémoire (1). XXVIII. Arachnides recueillis dans le sud de l'Afrique par M. le docteur Hans Schinz. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 6 (7) 369-384

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Arachnids collected in southern Africa by Dr Hans Schinz.pdf	9.56 MB

Henschel JR 1997. Psammophily in Namib Desert spiders. Journal of Arid Environments 37 (4) 695-707

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Psammophily in Namib Desert spiders.pdf	1.49 MB

Booysen R, Haddad CR 2021. Revision and molecular phylogeny of the spider genus Micaria Westring, 1851 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) in the Afrotropical Region. Zootaxa 4940 (1)

Website link:https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4940.1.1

Conti E, Mulder C, Pappalardo AM, Ferrito V, Costa G 2019. How soil granulometry, temperature, and water predict genetic differentiation in Namibian spiders (Ariadna: Segestriidae) and explain their behavior. Ecology and Evolution 9 (8) 4382-4391

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How soil granulometry_temperature_and water predict genetic differentiation in Namibian spiders.pdf	994.38 KB

Klatt BK, Siegert ME 2009. Biodiversity and feeding guilds of spiders (Araneae) at the NamibRand Nature Reserve (Namibia) and the influence of vegetation and vegetation structure. Entomologie heute 21 49-61

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Biodiversity and feeding guilds of spiders at the NamibRand Nature Reserve.pdf	1.56 MB

Jäger P 2016. Four new species of huntsman spiders have been discovered in southern Africa.

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Four new species of huntsman spiders have been discovered in southern Africa.pdf	104.56 KB

Wharton RA 1987. Biology of the diurnal Metasolpuga picta (Kraepelin) (Solifugae, Solpugidae) compared with that of nocturnal species. The Journal of Arachnology 14 363-383

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Biology of the diurnal Metasolpuga picta compared with that of nocturnal species.pdf	15.25 MB

Yu Z, Zhu T, Zhang J, Ge M, Fu S, Lai Y 2022. Fog harvesting devices inspired from single to multiple creatures: Current progress and future perspective. Advanced Functional Materials 23 (26) 2200359

Website link:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adfm.202200359

Bird TL, Chobolo LL, Ndaba A 2022. Southern African vernacular names of Solifugae (Arachnida) and their meanings. African Entomology 30 e10696

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Southern African vernacular names of Solifugae and their meanings.pdf	203.76 KB

Prendini L, Bird TL 2023. Endemism of Arachnida (Amblypygi, Scorpiones and Solifugae) in the highlands and escarpments of Angola and Namibia: current knowledge and future directions. Namibian Journal of Environment 8 231-244

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Endemism of Arachnida in the highlands and escarpments of Angola and Namibia.pdf	1.71 MB

Rose C, Schramm A, Irish J, Bilde T, Bird TL 2022. Host plant availability and nest-site selection of the social spider Stegodyphus dumicola Pocock, 1898 (Eresidae). Insects 13

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Host plant availability and nest_site selection of the social spider stegodyphus dumicola Pocock.pdf	540.5 KB

Azarkina GN, Foord SH 2013. Redescriptions of poorly known species of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from South Africa and Namibia. Zootaxa 3686 (2) 165-182

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Redescriptions of poorly known species of jumping spiders from South Africa and Namibia.pdf	11.03 KB

Website link:https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3686.2.3

Wesołowska W 2011. New species and new records of jumping spiders from Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe (Araneae: Salticidae). Genus 22 (2) 307-346

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New species and new records of jumping spiders from Botswana_Namibia and Zimbabwe.pdf	802.83 KB

Birkhofer K, Bird T, Bilde T, Lubin Y 2014. Spatial patterns of social spider colonies in Namibia reflect habitat features and dispersal modes. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 69 (3) 157-163

Website link:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0035919X.2014.941044

Bond JE, Lamb T 2019. A new species of Pionothele from Gobabeb, Namibia (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Nemesiidae). ZooKeys 821 17-25

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Norgaard T 2005. Nocturnal navigation in Leucorchestris arenicola (Araneae, Sparassidae). The Journal of Arachnology 33 533-540

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Nocturnal navigation in Leucorchestris arenicola.pdf	2.86 MB

Hewitt J 1931. A new solifuge and scorpion from South-west Africa. Annals of the South African Museum. Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum 30 93-99

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A new Solifuge and Scorpion from South West Africa.pdf	1.78 MB

Henschel JR 1998. Predation on social and solitary individuals of the spider Stegodyphus dumicola (Araneae, Eresidae). The Journal of Arachnology 26 (3) 61-69

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Predation on Social and Solitary Individuals of the Spider Stegodyphus dumicola.pdf	3.78 MB

Lotz LN 2017. An update on the spider genus Loxosceles (Araneae: Sicariidae) in the Afrotropical region, with description of seven new species. Zootaxa 4341 (4) 475-494

Website link:https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/view/Zootaxa.4341.4.2

Henschel J 2002. Long-Distance wandering and mating by the dancing White Lady Spider (Leucorchestris Arenicola) (Araneae, Sparassidae) across Namib Dunes. The Journal of Arachnology 30 321 - 330

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