This training course about spiders is part of DEST and co-organized by Naturalis. The last edition took place between February - April 2023. It is a blended course that combines online interactive modules to expand theoretical knowledge on spiders and one week of face to face field, laboratory, and interactive lectures in the island of Crete, Greece. Participants will learn about spider biology, from morphology to anatomy as well as their evolution and societal relevance in the fields of ecology, biomedicine, and biomaterials. In the field and the lab, they will learn about the tools and methods to collect spiders in different habitats (arid, semi-arid, oak forests and near creeks and rivers). Trainees then will learn to process and taxonomically identify samples in the lab with the help of specialized taxonomic keys.
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