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BioBlitz Series - 2007 Spider Blitz
Spider specimen

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On July 20-23, 2007, spider researchers, entomologists, amateur and professional naturalists, and students gathered on the Schoodic Peninsula for the 5th annual BioBlitz in Acadia National Park. The 2007 inventory and cataloguing effort focused on spiders. Lead taxonomist Dr. Richard Bradley of the Ohio State University in Marion, Ohio, provided participants with an overview of spider biology and collection techniques before they headed out in the field for the 24-hour event.

Participants sampled a total of 57 locations. The collecting effort yielded 1,040 adult specimens representing:

  • 18 families
  • 101 genera
  • 151 species (89 of these had not been recorded previously on the Schoodic Peninsula)

A full summary of results compiled by Dr. Bradley is available (pdf - 39kb). You can also check out a short presentation (pdf - 829kb) about the Spider Blitz.

The 2007 Spider Blitz was sponsored by the Maine Entomological Society, National Park Service, Maine Forest Service, University of Maine, and Dorr Museum of Natural History at College of the Atlantic.

 
Beetle specimens pinned to foam mount

Coleoptera Blitz (11 Photos)

Wonder what happens during a BioBlitz? Check out these images from the 2005 Coleoptera (Beetle) Blitz, when professional and amateur entomologists gathered for a 24-hour search for Coleoptera species on the Schoodic Peninsula.
Student pins insect specimens to a foam mount.

Diptera Blitz (11 Photos)

Wonder what happens during a BioBlitz? Check out these images from the 2006 Diptera Blitz, when professional and amateur entomologists gathered for a 24-hour search for diptera species on the Schoodic Peninsula.
Collecting

Minor Order Blitz (19 Photos)

Take a look at the events from the 2009 Minor Order BioBlitz.
Pinned moth and butterfly specimens

Lepidoptera Blitz (12 Photos)

To get a feel for how a BioBlitz works, check out these images from the 2004 Lepidoptera (Moth and Butterfly) Blitz.
Collecting Insects

True Bug Blitz (11 Photos)

Here are a selection of photos from 2008's True Bug BioBlitz.
Group listens to talk

Spider Blitz (12 Photos)

See research in action during the 2006 Spider Blitz!
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Earthquake Effects (14 Photos)

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