An Introduction to Araneology and the Spider Families of Oklahoma

Our speaker for our March 17 OKC Audubon meeting will be Colton Herzog.  

His presentation will include a brief overview of spider taxonomy, life history strategies, and their ecological roles in terrestrial food webs, followed by identification techniques and descriptions for common spider families in Oklahoma.

Colton is a PhD candidate at Oklahoma State University in the Wilder Lab. Originally from Idaho, he earned his associate and bachelor’s degrees before moving to Oklahoma to complete his master’s at OSU. His current research focuses on how understanding how spiders cycle nutrients through ecosystems and other vital roles they occupy in food webs.

Our meetings are held September through June on the third Monday of each month.  Meetings begin at 7 p.m. Visitors are always welcome.

Meeting Location:

Our meetings are held at the Will Rogers Garden center, located at the intersection of NW 36th Street and I-44. The Oklahoma City Audubon Society is neither a chapter of, nor affiliated with, the National Audubon Society.