Susan Rachel Kennedy

This study shows spiders can effectively sample arthropod DNA from their gut contents, revealing community diversity and biotic interactions comparable to traditional methods and preserving historical data up to 20 years.

This study compares bulk DNA metabarcoding and environmental DNA (eDNA) methods for assessing arthropod diversity in three Guam habitats, finding both methods detect significant taxa with eDNA offering a non-destructive alternative.

The paper presents genome assemblies for two closely related widow spider species, L. hasselti and L. katipo, and reports their gene content and repeat composition.