Last updated : 12th february. 2012

Norwegian spiders

Ever since I was a little boy, my fascination for spiders has been formidable. I wasn't old before I started collecting loads of these cute little creatures, in big jars. My window sill and shelfs in my bedroom were stacked! When there was no more room, I let them out. Well not outside. I released them inside my bedroom. There they could "establish" themselves on their own terms and do whatever they wanted.

The idea worked perfectly, and a boy with an interest for biology could lay there and study the spiders behaviour close up, -Until my mother started the vacuum cleaner and "destroyed" my bedroom! When that happened, I just started all over again, collecting new "pets".

In all fairness I have to add that my mother never killed the spiders, she always carried them outside and gave them their freedom. She is English and has a totally different attitude when it comes to spiders, unlike most norwegians.

-You should not kill spiders, that means 7 years of bad luck!, she always said. This especially applied for the so called "moneyspiders".., -these spiders are small, dark and shiny and often make their webs inside window sills, or in the ceiling. There are different opinions about the exact specie who has gotten this "nick name", it differs from place to place. It also ment luck when other spiders came inside, even if you didn't make quite as much profit out of it!

My fascination for spiders has lasted all this time. Now as a grown up, I still collect and find new species Many of these you can find here on my site. I work continiously to develop this website and try to get it as userfriendly as possible.

The website can also be used as a "dictionary/helper" in schools and for other educational purposes. Others that might be interested could be people who love nature and wish to satisfy their curiousity. I would like to thank the arachnologists and biologists who has given me useful information and help with identification and biology of many of the spiders on this website.

The site will be updated continuosly and I will add new specimens as often as I can. On the top of the side you will find the information about the last updates.

Here is a list over "Norwegian" spiders I've observed and taken pictures of. Enjoy!

Sincerely

Glenn Halvor Morka
Member of The Norwegian Enthomological Association

(If nothing else mentioned, all the spiders are found in Gjerstad, Aust-Agder, South Norway)

Lycosidae Wolf Spiders	Salticidae Jumping Spiders	Linyphiidae Line Weaving Spiders	Zoridae Wandering Spiders
Araneidae Typical Orb Weavers	Theridiidae Comb-footed Spiders	Pisauridae Nursery-web Spiders	Gnaphosidae Ground Spiders
Agelenidae Funnel-web Weavers	Thomisidae Typical Crab Spiders	Tetragnathidae Long-jawed Orbweavers	Philodromidae Running Crab Spiders
Amaurobiidae Hackledmesh Weavers	Anyphaenidae Buzzing Spiders	Segestriidae Six-eyed Spiders	Clubionidae Foliage Spiders
Mimetidae Pirate Spiders	Uloboridae Cribellate Orb Weavers	Liocranidae Spiny-legged Sac Spiders	Corinnidae Ant-like Sac Spiders
Sparassidae Giant Crab Spiders	Dictynidae Meshweb Weavers	Miturgidae Prowling Spiders	Hahniidae Lesser Cobweb Spiders
Nesticidae (Nesticidae)	Cybaeidae (Water spider)