Useful links

  • Biodiversity Information Service for Powys and Brecon Beacons National Park (BIS) Local biological recording resource with news of local wildlife recording activities and linking to local and national recording websites. (Item)
  • Blades Biological Ltd. Terraria, other tanks, live fruitfly cultures and instant fly medium. Cowden, Edenbridge, Kent TN8 7DX. Tel: 01342 850242. (Item)
  • British Dragonfly Society Study and conservation of dragonflies and damselflies (Item)
  • British Entomological and Natural History Society (BENHS) The objectives of the BENHS are the promotion and advancement of research in entomology. The Dipterists Forum; the Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society; and the British Myriapod and Isopod Group are affiliated. (Item)
  • British Myriapod and Isopod Group (BMIG) BMIG - Promoting the study of Millipedes, Centipedes and Woodlice in Britain. (Item)
  • British Tarantula Society logo
    British Tarantula Society Established in 1985, the BTS is dedicated to the conservation, enhancement and spread of knowledge in keeping tarantulas. Publishes the society journal British Tarantula Society Journal. (Item)
  • Brunel Microscopes Ltd Brunel Microscopes Ltd was established in 1986 and has therefore many years professional experience in all aspects of microscopy and specimen preparation. We stock a wide range of light microscopes, stereomicroscopes, accessories, prepared slides, stains and reagents that are suited to the professional and amateur microscopist, as well as educational establishments, industry and research. Unit 2, Vincients Road, Bumpers Farm Industrial Estate, Chippenham, Wiltshire. SN14 6NQ. Tel: 01249 462655. (Item)
  • Bug Guide North American online information and identification resource for invertebrates. Large section on arachnids and constant supply of new uploaded photographs. (Item)
  • Buglife - The Invertebrate Conservation Trust Buglife is the only organisation in Europe devoted to the conservation of all invertebrates, including spiders. See their page on conservation of the Ladybird Spider. (Item)
  • Butterfly Conservation Conservation of butterflies and moths (Item)
  • C. Arden New and second-hand books on natural history; also buy books and will do book searches. The Flat, Cranbourne House, The Pavement, Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire. HR3 5BU. Tel: 01497 820471. (Item)
  • Camlab Ltd. Plastic storage boxes (e.g. 100-slot tube box, product number RTP/72400-N, £7 each, takes tubes up to 12 mm in diameter). Norman Way Industrial Estate, Over, Cambridge. CB24 5WE. Tel: 01954 233110. (Item)
  • Carl Zeiss Ltd. No description. 509, Coldhams Lane, Cambridge. CB1 3JS. Tel: 01223 401500. (Item)
  • Česká arachnologická společnost - Czech Arachnological Society (English version) Society established in 2008. Website in English and Czech. Produces Newsletter, available as pdf, in Czech. (Item)
  • Craig Slawson - UK An Atlas of the Spiders of Staffordshire, UK. (Item)
  • D. J. & D. Henshaw Specimen bottles and tubes, microscope accessories. 34, Rounton Road, Waltham Abbey, Essex. EN9 3AR. Tel: 01992 717663. Email: djhagro@aol.com. (Item)
  • Dave Curtis Ariadne - including "Spider of the Month" (Item)
  • Dipterists Forum Society dedicated to studying flies. (Item)
  • Dolomedes - Fen Raft Spider This site has been established to promote the understanding and conservation of one of Europe's largest, most beautiful but least common species of spider, Dolomedes plantarius. (Item)
  • Ed Nieuwenhuys This site contains more than 300 pictures of over 170 common found spiders in NW-Europe and 200 pictures of spiders found in Queensland, Australia. (Item)
  • Encyclopaedia of Life Online catalogue of all life on Earth. "The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) began in 2007 with the bold idea to provide "a webpage for every species". EOL brings together trusted information from resources across the world such as museums, learned societies, expert scientists, and others into one massive database and a single, easy-to-use online portal at EOL.org (Item)
  • Endangered Species International Endangered Species International (ESI) is strongly committed to reversing the trend of human-induced species extinction, save endangered species, and preserving their vital ecosystems. We have projects worldwide to protect endangered species, and save biodiversity. We also support the use of solar energy in our projects. (Item)
  • Euscorpius Journal devoted to scorpions - free online access. (Item)
  • Families of British Spiders Interactive facilities for identification and information retrieval at family level, with fairly detailed descriptions illustrated via scans from Blackwall and relevant introductory material (including nomenclatural updating for all Blackwall's plates). (Item)
  • Fisher Scientific UK Ltd. Dissection instruments, glass blocks, glass & plastic specimen tubes, ethanol and other laboratory chemicals, Petri dishes, wash bottles, etc. Catalogues only available to business addresses. Bishop Meadow Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire. LE11 5RG. Tel: 01509 555500. (Item)