Societies and Informational Sites Beginners and experts alike will benefit from joining these organizations and on-line forums. A.T.S. The American Tarantula Society, established in 1991, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to furthering education about tarantulas and other arachnids. A cooperative effort, membership includes everyone from professional arachnologists to kids of all ages. S.C.A.B.I.E.S. The Southern California Arachnid, Bug, Invertebrate, Entomological Society was founded in 2006 by a group of local enthusiasts (including Crazy Dave). It is the fastest-growing local society, and soon to be nationally recognized. VenomList "For all things venomous". A well-moderated forum with an emphasis on venomous critters, including invertebrates, reptiles, mammals, fish and more. Scorpionforum The Web's only official all-scorpion forum! B.T.S. The British Tarantula Society, established in 1985, is the worlds oldest ongoing tarantula society. T-Store Forum An informative forum hosted by The Tarantula Store based in The U.K. http://www.atshq.org/http://www.atshq.org/http://www.atshq.org/http://scabies.myfreeforum.org/index.phphttp://venomlist.com/forums/index.php?http://scorpionforum.darkbb.com/http://thebts.co.uk/http://www.the-t-store.co.uk/forum/shapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3shapeimage_1_link_4shapeimage_1_link_5shapeimage_1_link_6shapeimage_1_link_7
Other Reputable Sources for Invertebrates Crazy Dave recommends these other fine dealers for your invert needs. You cannot go wrong with any of them. Krazy8sinvertebrates Chris Young is one of the most knowledgeable & nicest person I have had the pleasure of knowing. SwiftInverts Swift Inverts is one the oldest sources of fine-quality animals. Kelly Swift is one of the "good guys". Ken the Bug Guy Ken is one top-notch guy, both personally and professionally. As my people like to say, “a real mensch” http://www.krazy8sinvertebrates.com/http://www.swiftinverts.com/http://kenthebugguy.comshapeimage_2_link_0shapeimage_2_link_1shapeimage_2_link_2
 
 
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Informational Sites by Individuals Here is a random collection of informative sites by hobbyists. Dipluridae.de Devoted to the family Dipluridae, by German hobbyist, Bastian Drolshagen. Rick C. West Extensive theraphosid photos, names and descriptions by arachnologist and tarantula expert, Rick West. Steve Nunn Australian tarantula expert, breeder and exporter Steve Nunn’s site. http://www.dipluridae.de/html/english/news.htmlhttp://www.birdspiders.com/index.phphttp://www.thedailylink.com/australiantarantulas/id/idindex.htmlshapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1shapeimage_4_link_2