How to Use arachnologist in a Sentence

arachnologist

noun
  • Someone spotted a log, not so far from a few buildings, and flipped it over, because sometimes being an arachnologist is just flipping over log after log.
    — Eric Boodman, Wired, 29 May 2021
  • And then there are arachnologists who speculate that scorpion fluorescence serves no function at all.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2020
  • First up is arachnologist Lauren Esposito, who introduced us to her all-star arachnids and insects.
    — Matt Simon, Wired, 25 May 2020
  • For decades, arachnologists debated the actual purpose of stabilimenta, a special thread spiders weave into their webs.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Sippawat subsequently emailed an image of the spider to Chomphuphuang, an arachnologist, which is a scientist who studies spiders.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 19 Jan. 2022
  • In both cases, the person who helped identify the critters was Brazilian arachnologist Gustavo de Miranda.
    — Eric Boodman, Wired, 29 May 2021
  • Until recently, arachnologists trying to unravel how spiders' vast range of adaptations arose built family trees based on morphology and behavior.
    — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Chomphuphuang then embarked on a field trip, with Sippawat and fellow arachnologist Chaowalit Songsangchote, to confirm that the tarantula was previously undiscovered.
    — NBC News, 21 Jan. 2022
  • For veteran arachnologist and Smithsonian researcher Hannah Wood, though, the natural wonderland of Madagascar has become a sort of home away from home.
    — Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Coverage of spiders differed widely by country, so that spider news in Mexico was deemed almost entirely sensational while spider news in Finland was wholly arachnologist-approved.
    — Oliver Whang, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Matt Persons, an arachnologist at Susquehanna University who has studied mating strategies in wolf spiders, found the results fascinating.
    — National Geographic, 19 Mar. 2018

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