{"id":5660,"date":"2024-10-22T09:16:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T07:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/?page_id=5660"},"modified":"2025-04-09T13:51:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T11:51:31","slug":"spider-taxonomy-and-field-methodologies-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/spider-taxonomy-and-field-methodologies-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Spider taxonomy and field methodologies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4514 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cetaf.org\/dest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/dest-spiders_images.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"351\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Description<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This training course combines theoretical knowledge (three online interactive modules) 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 specialised taxonomic keys.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Online interactive modules: Background and introduction to arachnids (March 2025)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Module 1: Evolution of Arthropods, The Arachnid Orders, and Spider Evolution and Diversity<\/li>\n<li>Module 2: Spider Functional Anatomy<\/li>\n<li>Module 3: Spider silk and webs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Face to face field-lab work and interactive lectures (Monday<b>\u00a07<\/b><b>th<\/b><b> to Friday 11<\/b><b>th<\/b><b> of April 2025<\/b>)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong><u>Day 1:<\/u> Natural History Museum of Crete, Heraklion, Crete, Greece &#8211; Field station\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Getting to know each other. Description of the study sites<\/li>\n<li>Preliminary test to assess previous knowledge<\/li>\n<li>Departure for the field station<\/li>\n<li>Settling and lecture at the field station<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Day 2:<\/u> At the field station &#8211; field<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Module 4<\/p>\n<p>Lectures:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Experimental design and field techniques<\/li>\n<li>Taxonomic identifications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Practicals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Materials checklist, introduction to collecting methods, setting pitfall traps<\/li>\n<li>Lab and taxonomic identifications<\/li>\n<li>Night sampling (for scorpions, spiders, etc)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Day 3:<\/u> At the field station &#8211; field<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Module 5<\/p>\n<p>Lectures:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction to scorpions and other arachnid groups<\/li>\n<li>Local spider fauna: What spider families we might encounter and how to identify them (Part 1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Practicals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Specimen collection<\/li>\n<li>Processing and identification in the lab<\/li>\n<li>Night sampling (for scorpions, spiders, etc)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Day 4:<\/u> At the field station &#8211; field<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Module 6<\/p>\n<p>Lectures:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>History of Arachnology\/ Arachnology in Greece<\/li>\n<li>The local spider fauna: What spider families we might encounter and how to identify them (Part 2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Practicals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Specimen collection<\/li>\n<li>Retrieving the pitfalls<\/li>\n<li>Processing and identification in the lab<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Day 5:<\/u> At the field station &#8211; field<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Module 7<\/p>\n<p>Lectures:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Measuring species richness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Practicals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Processing and identification in the lab<\/li>\n<li>Fieldwork assessment<\/li>\n<li>Final test to assess knowledge acquisition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Departure to Heraklion<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Trainers<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Dr Maria Chatzaki<\/strong> (Associate Professor, Lab of Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation\u00a0Democritus University of Thrace, Greece)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr Jeremy Miller<\/strong> (Researcher at Naturalis Biodiversity Center; Lecturer at Leiden University, the Netherlands)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr Andres Rivera<\/strong> (<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Postdoctoral Researcher at Naturalis Biodiversity Center, the Netherlands<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr Iasmi Stathi<\/strong> (Researcher and Laboratory Teaching Staff at Natural History Museum of Crete, University of Crete, Greece)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Dates of Training period &#8211; Duration<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Three theoretical online sessions, plus five working days (Monday to Friday) field-lab work and lectures in Crete, Greece<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">March to April 2025 divided as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Online sessions:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Friday 14th of March 2025 (15:00 to 18:00 CET)<br \/>\nFriday 21st of March 2025 (15:00 to 17:00 CET)<br \/>\nFriday 28th of March 2025 (15:00 to 17:00 CET)<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Face to face field-lab work and lectures: <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monday 7<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to Friday 11<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of April 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Location<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/1Lf5h53xKmMPC14s9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Natural History Museum of Crete<\/a>, Heraklion, Crete, Greece<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/BLLoZJFmPfLrFUqH6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karydi field station at Sitia Unesco Global Geopark<\/a>, Crete, Greece<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Course\u2019s language<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>English<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Target audience<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Students (undergraduates, MSc, PhD, postdocs) and professionals interested in spider taxonomy and field sampling<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Fee<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">650 Euros per Trainee The fee covers: transportation from the venue to the field and back, meals (breakfast, light lunch and dinner), educational material, teachers\u2019 fees, technical support.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Cancelation policy<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Cancelation and refund of the registration fees is possible one month before the actual start of the course. After this period no refund is possible!<\/p>\n<h4><b>Payment of fees<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>Registration is free.<br \/>\nOnly the trainees who will be selected to participate the course will be requested to pay the fees. This will happen after the registration deadline.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Registration deadline<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Registration has closed on 30 December 2024<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Mode of trainees\u2019 assessment <\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Short interactive quizzes will be applied after the theoretical sessions<\/li>\n<li>Final group work<\/li>\n<li>Tests at the beginning and at the end of the course to have an evaluation of the knowledge gained<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Participant quota (min and max number of trainees)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Min 15 \u2013 Max 17 trainees<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Types of training\/ Implementation method<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Theoretical modules\/Online and in-person lectures<\/li>\n<li>Field &#8211; Lab work\/Face to Face<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Training Course<\/strong> <strong>learning outcomes<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The present course will cover a variety of topics from purely theoretical to the development of skills in the field and lab. The main expected outcomes are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn about the biology and evolution of Arthropoda and Arachnida.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Familiarise with spider biology, diversity and societal relevance in the fields of ecology, biomedicine, and biomaterials.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn about experimental design and field techniques.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practice sampling methods in the field and their correct application in different habitats (e.g. arid, semi-arid, oak forests, etc.).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practice sample processing in the lab.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn to identify spider taxa in the field and in the laboratory.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acquire basic knowledge on scorpions and other arachnid groups<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn about the history of Arachnology in general, and the Arachnology in Greece.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn the basics of species richness measurements and their application.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Certifications provided<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Certificate of Attendance by CETAF DEST with 5 ECVET Units (<em>European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Certificate by CETAF DEST according to Europass Certificate Supplement (certifying analytically the knowledge, skills and competences gained)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>What trainees need to bring<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Laptop and other writing material (field notebook (A5 size), pen and\/or pencil)<\/li>\n<li>Field equipment (field boots, T-shirt, jacket, sunblock, cap or hat, rain protection)<\/li>\n<li>Medication in cases of allergies or other medical conditions<\/li>\n<li>Collection material will be provided by the organisers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Additional information<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the face-to-face part, there will be sampling trips in areas which require trekking on rough soil (e.g. we will cross a gorge or walk on a mountain path), so we recommend the trainees to be in a good physical\/health condition and be able to walk in a harsh natural environment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Registration form<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cognitoforms.com\/CETAFDEST\/SpiderTaxonomyAndFieldMethodologies2025EvaluationForm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Evaluation form<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More details: <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:dest@cetaf.org\">dest@cetaf.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Description This training course combines theoretical knowledge (three online interactive modules) and one week of face-to-face field, laboratory, and interactive lectures in the island of Crete, Greece. 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