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  1. City as a filter: urban density affects taxonomic and functional diversity of foliage dwelling spiders
  2. The invasive tropical planaria Bipalium kewense invades urban subterranean habitats in the city of Catania (Sicily, Italy)
  3. New data on spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from the islands of the Strait of Sicily (Southern Italy) with taxonomic notes on Poecilochroa loricata Kritscher, 1996 (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) and eight new records for Europe
  4. Double dare: Climate change and volcanic activity threatens local populations of Meta menardi (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) in Sicily
  5. Two new subterranean Typhlonesticus (Araneae: Nesticidae) from the Alps with notes on their ecology, distribution and conservation
  6. An expert-based global assessment of threats and conservation measures for subterranean ecosystems
  7. A relict subterranean spider (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Troglohyphantes) reveals a unique component of the biogeography of Corsica
  8. Sexual horn dimorphism predicts the expression of active personality trait: males perform better only in the sexually horn dimorphic Onthophagus dung beetle
  9. Aliens in caves: the global dimension of biological invasions in subterranean ecosystems
  10. An expert-based global assessment of threats and conservation measures for subterranean ecosystems
  11. A literature-based database of the natural heritage, the ecological status and tourism-related impacts in show caves worldwide
  12. Species conservation profiles of the endemic spiders Troglohyphantes (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from the Alps and the north-western Dinarides
  13. The global spread of misinformation on spiders
  14. Human disturbance drives differential diversity patterns of microbial communities in hypogean habitats
  15. Species conservation profiles of the endemic spiders Troglohyphantes (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from the Alps and the North-western Dinarides
  16. A trait database and updated checklist for European subterranean spiders
  17. Quantifying troglomorphism in hyperspace
  18. An expert-curated global database of online newspaper articles on spiders and spider bites
  19. Towards evidence‐based conservation of subterranean ecosystems
  20. The global spread of (mis)information on spiders
  21. Sulfidic Habitats in the Gypsum Karst System of Monte Conca (Italy) Host a Chemoautotrophically Supported Invertebrate Community
  22. A multi-layered approach uncovers overlooked taxonomic and physiological diversity in Alpine subterranean spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Troglohyphantes)
  23. A remarkable troglomorphic ant, Yavnella laventa sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Leptanillinae), identified as the first known worker of Yavnella Kugler by phylogenomic inference
  24. Modulating lighting regime favours a sustainable use of show caves: A case study in NW-Italy
  25. Integrating thermal tolerance, water balance and morphology: An experimental study on dung beetles
  26. The World Spider Trait database: a centralized global open repository for curated data on spider traits
  27. Linear Peptides—A Combinatorial Innovation in the Venom of Some Modern Spiders
  28. Spider conservation in Europe: a review
  29. Global distribution of microwhip scorpions (Arachnida: Palpigradi)
  30. Microhabitat selection of a Sicilian subterranean woodlouse and its implications for cave management
  31. Niche Partitioning at Emergence of Two Syntopic Dragonflies
  32. Towards establishment of a centralized spider traits database
  33. Media framing of spiders may exacerbate arachnophobic sentiments
  34. Exploring the homogeneity of terrestrial subterranean communities at a local spatial scale
  35. Media representation of spiders may exacerbate arachnophobic sentiments by framing a distorted perception of risk
  36. Islands in cities: Urbanization and fragmentation drive taxonomic and functional variation in ground arthropods
  37. Urbanization drivers differentially affect ground arthropod assemblages in the city of Turin (NW-Italy)
  38. Environmental filtering and convergent evolution determine the ecological specialisation of subterranean spiders
  39. Taxonomy, ecology and conservation of the cave-dwelling spider Histopona palaeolithica, with the description of H. petrovi sp. nov. (Araneae: Agelenidae)
  40. Araneae.it: the online Catalog of Italian spiders, with addenda on other Arachnid Orders occurring in Italy (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones, Palpigradi, Pseudoscorpionida, Scorpiones, Solifugae)
  41. Local- versus broad-scale environmental drivers of continental β -diversity patterns in subterranean spider communities across Europe
  42. Continental data on cave-dwelling spider communities across Europe (Arachnida: Araneae)
  43. Scientists' Warning on the Conservation of Subterranean Ecosystems
  44. Extending Janzen's hypothesis to temperate regions: a test using subterranean ecosystems
  45. Associations between habitat quality, body size and reproductive fitness in the alpine endemic spider Vesubia jugorum
  46. Climate change going deep: The effects of global climatic alterations on cave ecosystems
  47. An inventory of the spider species of Barcelonnette (France), with taxonomic notes on Piniphantes agnellus n. comb. (Araneae, Linyphiidae)
  48. Systematics, ecology and distribution of the mygalomorph spider genus Cteniza Latreille, 1829 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Ctenizidae)
  49. Tracking the ice: Subterranean harvestmen distribution matches ancient glacier margins
  50. Artificial lighting triggers the presence of urban spiders and their webs on historical buildings
  51. On the morphological separation of two sibling species: Pardosa proxima (P. vlijmi syn. nov.) and P. tenuipes (Araneae: Lycosidae)
  52. What happens in cave at night?
  53. Ecological speciation in darkness? Spatial niche partitioning in sibling subterranean spiders (Araneae : Linyphiidae : Troglohyphantes)
  54. An ecological survey of the invertebrate community at the epigean/hypogean interface
  55. A review of subterranean spiders in Europe, with a checklist of the species
  56. Debris-covered glaciers as habitat for plant and arthropod species: Environmental framework and colonization patterns
  57. The Spider World Record: a list of record-breaking achievements by spiders
  58. Life in harsh environments: carabid and spider trait types and functional diversity on a debris-covered glacier and along its foreland
  59. Competition affect large scale distribution of competing Meta spiders
  60. First mycological assessment in hydrothermal caves of Monte Kronio (Sicily, southern Italy)
  61. Human-induced Alterations of the Mycobiota in an Alpine Show Cave (Italy, SW-Alps)
  62. Spider World Records: a resource for using organismal biology as a hook for science learning
  63. Spider World Records: a resource for using organismal biology as a hook for science learning
  64. A global synthesis of the effects of diversified farming systems on arthropod diversity within fields and across agricultural landscapes
  65. A review on cave-dwelling spiders worldwide
  66. Effect of Global warming on subterranean - cave - ecosystems
  67. Local versus landscape spatial influence on biodiversity: a case study across five European industrialized areas
  68. IUCN assessment of Pimoa delphinica, a cave spider endemic to Italy
  69. Urbanization drives community shifts towards thermophilic and dispersive species at local and landscape scales
  70. New data on Troglohyphantes cave spiders in Italy, with a phylogeny of the alpine species
  71. IUCN assessment of Vesubia jugorum, a high alpine endangered spider
  72. A comprehensive review on the subterranean habitat Mesovoid Shallow Stratum (MSS)
  73. Niche dynamics in two cave apex predators evaluated via Hutchinson' niche hypervolumes
  74. The first study on the ecological preferences of the water spider Argyroneta aquatica
  75. Farmland biodiversity and agricultural management on 237 farms in 13 European and two African regions
  76. What happens to spider silk with ageing?
  77. Properties of the humic-like material arising from the photo-transformation of l -tyrosine
  78. Regional catalogue of the spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Aosta Valley (NW Italy)
  79. Ecological niche: a study focusing on spiders in artifical mines
  80. Unexpected diversity in the relictual European spiders of the genus Pimoa (Araneae : Pimoidae)
  81. A new species-complex within the trapdoor spider genus Nemesia Audouin 1826 distributed in northern and central Italy, with descriptions of three new species (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Nemesiidae)
  82. Environmental drivers of phototrophic biofilms in an Alpine show cave (SW-Italian Alps)
  83. Rodents in grassland habitats: does livestock grazing matter? A comparison of two Alpine sites with different grazing histories
  84. The Mercantour/Alpi Marittime All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI): achievements and prospects
  85. Biogeography of two cave spiders through ecological niche modeling and genetic inferences
  86. Microclimatic niche and dispersal of the beetles Sphodropsis ghilianii and Dellabeffaella roccae
  87. Organic versus conventional systems in viticulture: Comparative effects on spiders and carabids in vineyards and adjacent forests
  88. Nupela troglophila sp. nov., an aerophilous diatom (Bacillariophyta) from the Bossea cave (NW Italy), with notes on its ecology
  89. Annotated checklist of the spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of the Site of Community Importance and Special Area of Conservation “Alpi Marittime” (NW Italy)
  90. Taxonomic notes onCybaeus vignaiBrignoli, 1977 (Araneae, Cybaeidae) andDysdera cribrataSimon, 1882 (Araneae, Dysderidae) from the Italian Maritime Alps
  91. Environmental factors driving the deposition of spider cocoons (Meta menardi) in caves
  92. Stand maturity affects positively ground-dwelling arthropods in a protected beech forest
  93. Asymmetrical responses of forest and “beyond edge” arthropod communities across a forest–grassland ecotone
  94. Interspecific competition through conditional differentiation in two congeneric cave spiders
  95. Diatom flora in subterranean ecosystems: a review
  96. Differentiation among cave populations of the Eukoenenia spelaea species-complex (Arachnida: Palpigradi) in the southwestern Alps
  97. From rural to urban: landscape changes in north-west Italy over two centuries
  98. The first phylogenetic analysis of Palpigradi (Arachnida) – the most enigmatic arthropod order
  99. Parasitoid genus-specific manipulation of orb-web host spiders (Araneae, Araneidae)
  100. Differential responses of ground dwelling arthropods to ski-piste restoration by hydroseeding
  101. Courtship behavior in European species of the genusPardosa(Araneae, Lycosidae)
  102. Signal complexity and modular organization of the courtship behaviours of two sibling species of wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae)
  103. First assessment of effects of global change on threatened spiders: Potential impacts on Dolomedes plantarius (Clerck) and its conservation plans
  104. Revision of the Histopona italica group (Araneae: Agelenidae), with the description of two new species
  105. UV–vis spectral modifications of water samples under irradiation: Lake vs. subterranean water
  106. Grazing history influences biodiversity: a case study on ground-dwelling arachnids (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones) in the Natural Park of Alpi Marittime (NW Italy)
  107. Evidence of the Most Stretchable Egg Sac Silk Stalk, of the European Spider of the Year Meta menardi
  108. Landscape changes caused by high altitude ski-pistes affect bird species richness and distribution in the Alps
  109. New troglobitic species of the genusTroglocheles(Acari: Prostigmata: Rhagidiidae) from caves in northern Italy and Austria, with a key to adult species of the genus
  110. Conservation value of artificial subterranean systems: A case study in an abandoned mine in Italy
  111. Arthropod colonisation of a debris-covered glacier
  112. The impact of high-altitude ski pistes on ground-dwelling arthropods in the Alps
  113. Effects of spiders’ predational delays in intensive agroecosystems
  114. Hygropetric and litter-inhabiting spiders (Araneae) from the Abruzzo Apennines (Central Italy)
  115. Spiders as biological controllers in the agroecosystem
  116. The impact of forest ski-pistes on diversity of ground-dwelling arthropods and small mammals in the Alps
  117. Biological controls of intensive agroecosystems: Wanderer spiders in the Langa Astigiana
  118. Notes on the distribution of Berlandina nubivaga with the description of the male (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)
  119. A New Species Of Troglohyphantes (Araneae, Linyphiidae) From The Western Italian Alps
  120. Designing a “tailor‐made” ecological network using geographical information systems
  121. Modelling the spiders ballooning effect on the vineyard ecology