Caucasian Spiders

"... a thorough collecting of Arachnids in Transcaucasia would yield a magnificent prey because, namely in spiders, an astonishing richness in both individuals and species made itself noticeable." L. Koch (1878)

• Stefan Otto: Spiders are very rare at such high altitudes, due to the harsh conditions in the nival zone. If such...
• Stefan Otto: Whether spiders occur at such high altitudes depends on the conditions there. There are only few spiders...
• Gail Law: Mr. Stefan Otto, Do you know if spiders exist in Mt. Arart in Turkey at 4,000 meter altitude or above?
• Gail Law: Question: Do spiders exist in Mt. Ararat in Turkey at above 4000 meters?
• Don Wooldridge: Are there ice-cave dwelling web spinning spiders in the nival zone, at approx. 4500m elevation and...