I am a long-time volunteer in the Entomology department of the California Academy of Sciences and I have been photographing, collecting and trying to identify California arthropods since about 2007. I have a special interest in the spiders of western North America, but I am also generally interested in learning more about terrestrial invertebrates in North America.
I've been an "editor" on this site since the summer of 2008.
I am willing to examine spiders collected in California and nearby states and preserved in alcohol in order to try to identify them for you. Please email me if you want details.
My current beat sheet (2018) has about 2.0 threads per millimeter. Our current black light sheet (2018) has about 3.3 threads per millimeter.
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