Catalog Course 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.

Spring Term

2 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week and 3 hours of Instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week and 7 hours of Outside Work Hours per week.

Fall Term

2 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week and 3 hours of Instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week and 7 hours of Outside Work Hours per week.