Spider Citizen Science App
Spider Web Citizen Science App
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LET'S SPOT SPIDERS!

Download the SpiderSpotter App for Android or IOS and help with your observations!

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Spider Size Ruler
MEASURE SPIDER WEBS

Do spiders in cities build their webs differently from spiders in natural habitats? Use the SpiderSpotter Card to help research!
Download it here

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SO MANY SPECIES!

Spiders are a diverse order! Browse our collection of spider species, which you also can find in the SpiderSpotter App.

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Dries Bonte

Dries Bonte is professor in ecology and evolution at Ghent University. He leads his ‘Spatial Ecology and Evolution’ research group at the Terrestrial Ecology Unit and is editor-in-chief of Oikos – a journal for synthesis in ecology.

His research includes:

  • Dispersal and movement ecology
  • Evolution in spatially structured environments and its impact on ecological processes
  • Plant-arthropod interactions
  • Self-organisation of coastal dunes and resilience against climate change

He uses arthropods -and especially arachnids- as a biological model,  and combines experimental approaches with modelling to gain a firm understanding on how habitat fragmentation, climate change and urbanisation affect biodiversity at multiple levels of biological organisation.

Spot spiders in the SPOTTERON Citizen Science app

Step 1: Citizen Science App Download

Downloaden

Koop de gratis Citizen Science App op Google Play voor Android of in de Apple App Store.
Step 1: Citizen Science App Download

Registreer

Na de start van de app kunt u uw eigen gebruikersaccount registreren met alleen uw e-mailadres.
Step 1: Citizen Science App Download

Observeren

Begin met observeren! Na registratie wordt u automatisch ingelogd om uw eerste observatie toe te voegen.
 

 

Download nu de App op je smartphone of begin met het openen van de kaart in je browser:

 Badge App Download Android Badge App Download iPhone Kaart openen

Download de SpinnenSpotterKaart!

Wil je wetenschappers helpen bij het meten van spinnen? Download de SpinnenSpotterKaart om thuis af te drukken en hou deze in de foto's die je maakt met de SpinnenSpotter app. Met de meetreferentie en de grijswaarden kunnen we de grootte en kleur van je spin of web-observatie beter bepalen. Je kan de kaart ook bestellen op spinnenspotter@UGent.be. Stuur je adres het aantal kaarten die je nodig hebt en we sturen ze op met de post!

Wanneer je de SpinnenSpotterKaart in de buurt van een spin of een spinnenweb houdt, probeer ervoor te zorgen dat een liniaal en één van de grijswaardenschalen zichtbaar zijn in de afbeelding. Probeer de kaart ook zo dicht mogelijk bij de spin te houden. Je kunt meer lezen over hoe je spinnenfoto's kunt maken op onze info pagina!

Download the Spider Spotter StripDownload PDF

Download the Spider Spotter Card

Help to measure the Spiders!

With the new SpiderSpotter Data Analysis Tool, you can actively participate in generating scientific data! The online interface fetches spider observations live from the Citizen Science App and offers a range of tools to measure the size and the average colour of the spiders. Simply access the Data Analysis Tool and log in with your App account!

You can even select an option to just work with your observations from the App and export your measured data if you want to do your own analysis.

Download the Spider Spotter StripAccess Data Analysis Tool

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