2025 Fall
ESPM 132 101 - LAB 101
Spider Biology
Aug 27, 2025 - Dec 12, 2025
Mo
01:30 pm - 04:29 pm
Class #:28538
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
0
Enrolled: 30
Waitlisted: 4
Capacity: 30
Waitlist Max: 5
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
2 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 3 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week, and 7 hours of outside work hours per week.
Course Catalog Description
Covers topics ranging from mythological ideas about spiders and their importance in traditional cultures and folklore, to diversity patterns, ecology, behavior, and general biology of spiders. In the laboratory section, students learn to identify local spiders and to prepare a collection.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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