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Arkansas Tarantula Survey
Tarantula Resources
On this page you will find downloadable tarantula resources, including labeled/unlabeled diagrams of tarantula anatomy, coloring sheets, and fact sheets. Also listed below, are links to other websites with good information on tarantulas and other spiders.
Downloads
Texas brown tarantula miniposter(PDF 601 Kb)
Student Tarantula Activity Guide(PDF 1.87 Mb)
Tarantula burrow coloring sheet(PDF 213 Kb)
Texas brown tarantula coloring sheet(PDF 475 Kb)
Tarantula anatomy (labeled)(PDF 477 Kb)
Tarantula anatomy (unlabeled)(PDF 476 Kb)
Tarantula taxonomy and distribution(PDF 173 Kb)
How did tarantulas get their name?(PDF 173 Kb)
These documents are in PDF format, readable by the Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download it, free of charge, from Adobe's website.
Links
The American Arachnological Society
Organization of amateur and professional arachnologists (spider-people) with lots of good
information and links regarding spiders and other arachnids
Key to Spider Families
Helpful identification key for those interested in identifying spiders to the level of family
Spider Conservation
Provides in-depth information regarding spider conservation in the United States
The Spider Myth Site
Debunks many of the common misconceptions associated with spiders
Spiders of Arkansas
An updated checklist of all 546 spider species known to occur in Arkansas
Tarantulas: terrible or terrific
Excellent information about tarantulas in captivity
