Legacy
Blackwall's work constituted a significant stage in the emergence of arachnology. He was one of the first to be interested in spiders of very small sizes, in particular those belonging to the kinds Neriene and Walckenaera.
A number of spider species are named after Blackwall, including Idiops blackwallii, Salticus blackwallii, Scotophaeus blackwalli, Theriodion blackwalli and the Harvestman Leiobunum blackwalli.
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| Name | Blackwall, John |
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| Date of birth | 20 January 1790 |
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| Date of death | 1881 |
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