American Arachnological Society

American Arachnological Society

Formation	1972
Website	http://www.americanarachnology.org

The American Arachnological Society (AAS) is a scientific organization founded in 1972 in order to promote the study of arachnids by seeking to achieve closer cooperation and understanding between amateur and professional arachnologists along with publication of the Journal of Arachnology.^[1][2] The society holds annual meetings around the United States and membership is open to all individuals who share the common objectives held by the society.^[3]

Journal

The AAS publishes the Journal of Arachnology.

Selected publications

• Ubick, Darrell; Cushing, Paula (2005), Spiders of North America: an identification manual, American Arachnological Society, ISBN 978-0-9771439-0-0

See also

• International Society of Arachnology

References

1. "Journal of Arachnology On-Line Homepage". Americanarachnology.org. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
2. Shear, William A. (1986), Spiders--webs, behavior, and evolution, Stanford University Press, ISBN 978-0-8047-1203-3, Ten years later the American Arachnological Society was formed, with an original membership of some 100 scientists, a number of them interested Europeans, and a few from the Latin American countries... the 1981 congress at the University of Tennessee was attended by more scientists that the society had charter members only 8 years before. Two symposia and several formal paper presentations were held, and some seasoned participants described the meeting as the best scientific meeting that they had ever attended.
3. Schultz, Stanley A.; Schultz, Marguerite J. (2009), The Tarantula Keeper's Guide: Comprehensive Information on Care, Housing, and Feeding (2 ed.), Barron's Educational Series, p. 360, ISBN 978-0-7641-3885-0

External links

• AAS Constitution