American Arachnological Society

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American Arachnological Society
Formation1972
Website http://www.americanarachnology.org

The American Arachnological Society (AAS) is a scientific organization founded in 1972 in order to promote the study of arachnids by seeking to achieve closer cooperation and understanding between amateur and professional arachnologists along with publication of the Journal of Arachnology. [1] [2] The society holds annual meetings around the United States and membership is open to all individuals who share the common objectives held by the society. [3]

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History

Beatrice Vogel authored A History of the American Arachnological Society 1900 - 1975. [4]

Publications

The AAS publishes the Spiders of North America - An Identification Manual, and three times a year publishes the Journal of Arachnology, a peer-reviewed publication. [5]

Selected publications

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Journal of Arachnology On-Line Homepage". Americanarachnology.org. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  2. ↑ Shear, William A. (1986), Spiders--webs, behavior, and evolution , Stanford University Press, ISBN   978-0-8047-1203-3, Ten years later the American Arachnological Society was formed, with an original membership of some 100 scientists, a number of them interested Europeans, and a few from the Latin American countries... the 1981 congress at the University of Tennessee was attended by more scientists that the society had charter members only 8 years before. Two symposia and several formal paper presentations were held, and some seasoned participants described the meeting as the best scientific meeting that they had ever attended.
  3. ↑ Schultz, Stanley A.; Schultz, Marguerite J. (2009), The Tarantula Keeper's Guide: Comprehensive Information on Care, Housing, and Feeding (2 ed.), Barron's Educational Series, p. 360, ISBN   978-0-7641-3885-0
  4. ↑ "History: AAS | American Arachnological Society". www.americanarachnology.org. Archived from the original on 2025-08-10. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
  5. ↑ "Purpose: AAS | American Arachnological Society". www.americanarachnology.org. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
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