Updated
: July 19th 2010
Argyroneta
aquatica ( Water Spider)
Norwegian
spiders
Ever
since I was a little boy, my fascination for spiders has been
formidable. I wasn't old before I started collecting loads of
these cute little creatures, in big jars. My window sill and shelfs
in my bedroom were stacked! When there was no more room, I let
them out. Well not outside. I released them inside my bedroom.
There they could "establish" themselves on their own
terms and do whatever they wanted.
The
idea worked perfectly, and a boy with an interest for biology
could lay there and study the spiders behaviour close up, -Until
my mother started the vacuum cleaner and "destroyed"
my bedroom! When that happened, I just started all over again,
collecting new "pets".
In
all fairness I have to add that my mother never killed the spiders,
she always carried them outside and gave them their freedom. She
is English and has a totally different attitude when it comes
to spiders, unlike most norwegians.
-You
should not kill spiders, that means 7 years of bad luck!,
she always said. This especially applied for the so called "moneyspiders"..,
-these spiders are small, dark and shiny and often make their
webs inside window sills, or in the ceiling. There are different
opinions about the exact specie who has gotten this "nick
name", it differs from place to place. It also ment luck
when other spiders came inside, even if you didn't make quite
as much profit out of it!
My
fascination for spiders has lasted all this time. Now as a grown
up, I still collect and find new species Many of these you can
find here on my site. I work continiously to develop this website
and try to get it as userfriendly as possible. The whole site
will be translated to English in short time.
The
website can also be used as a "dictionary/helper" in
schools and for other educational purposes. Others that might
be interested could be people who love nature and wish to satisfy
their curiousity. I would like to thank the arachnologists and
biologists who has given me useful information and help with identification
and biology of many of the spiders on this website.
The
site will be updated continuosly and I will add new specimens
as often as I can. On the top of the side you will find the information
about the last updates.
The
entire website will be translated into English in a short time.
Here is a list over "Norwegian" spiders I've observed
and taken pictures of. Enjoy!
Sincerely
Glenn
Halvor Morka
Member
of The
Norwegian Enthomological Association
(If
nothing else mentioned, all the spiders are found in Gjerstad,
Aust-Agder, South Norway)
(With the species expected to occur
in Norway)
Danish
spiders. Checklist
Swedish
spiders. Checklist
Finnish
spiders. Checklist
Photos
of epigyns and palps
Edited
spine & trichobothria formular table for Linyphiidae
The
spiders different webs
Links
to other good nature websites
Special
thanks to Kjetil
Åkra and the Midt-Troms
Museum.
This
museum is definately worth a visit!
-and
Magne Farlund
and Harald Løvbrekke for assisting help.
Important
links:
If you wish to use some of this material, please send me a  :
Webmaster,
text, translation and photos:
Annie Antonsen & Glenn Halvor Morka © 2010.
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