Advances in the reconstruction of the Spider Tree of Life: a roadmap for spider systematics and comparative studies

S Kulkarni, HM Wood, G Hormiga - Cladistics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the last decade and a half, advances in genetic sequencing technologies have
revolutionized systematics, transforming the field from studying morphological characters or …

A Case for Below-Ground Dispersal? Insights into the Biology, Ecology and Conservation of Blind Cave Spiders in the Genus Troglodiplura (Mygalomorphae …

JR Marsh, SJ Milner, M Shaw, AJ Stempel, MS Harvey… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Blind cave spiders of the genus Troglodiplura are large, enigmatic spiders,
which show a number of adaptations to an underground existence, including elongated …

Evolution and comparative morphology of raptorial feet in spiders

C Caetano, CE Griswold, P Michalik… - Arthropod Structure & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Spiders are among the most diverse animals, which developed different morphological and
behavioral traits for capturing prey. We studied the anatomy and functionality of the rare and …

Another ghost of Gondwana—Progradungula barringtonensis Michalik & Smith, sp. nov., a new species of the relict spider genus Progradungula (Araneae …

P Michalik, HM Smith, G Milledge… - Austral …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Odd‐clawed spiders (Gradungulinae), which are considered to be 'living fossils',
are a faunal element of the mesic forests of eastern Australia and the South Island of New …

A taxonomic revision of the tube-web spiders of the genus Ariadna (Araneae: Segestriidae) in Tasmania.

JR Marsh, MI Stevens, VW Framenau - Zootaxa, 2022 - europepmc.org
The genus Ariadna Audouin, 1826 is revised for Tasmania to include 13 species, ten of
which are described as new: Ariadna abbreviata sp. nov., A. alta sp. nov., A. amabilia sp …

[PDF][PDF] Inspiration for biomimetic multi-& nano fibre spinning processes modelled on cribellate spiders

M Weißbach - 2023 - researchgate.net
The small diameter of nanofibres makes them an attractive material for various areas in
research and industry. For the production and further processing, however, their nanoscale …