BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:93eb90cd26689306641ba25c1654e91c194 CATEGORIES:Course SUMMARY:Spiders of the Southern Appalachians - Highland Biological Station DESCRIPTION:
Spiders are one of the most diverse groups of animals, and the many different ecosystems w ithin and surrounding the southern Appalachians provide an ideal setting fo r collecting and learning about these unique organisms. This course will pr esent a comprehensive introduction to spider natural history including syst ematics, morphology, behavior, physiology, and ecology. Specimens will be c ollected during daily field trips, and identification skills practiced in t he laboratory. This year, the course will also include a day which focuses on Opiliones (daddy-long-legs), a related arachnid order.