Glavis Bernard Edwards

G. B. Edwards
Born	(1948-11-24)24 November 1948 Aberdeen, Maryland, United States
Nationality	American
Institutions	Florida State Collection of Arthropods
Alma mater	B.S., University of Maryland, M.S., Ph.D. University of Florida

Dr. Glavis Bernard "G.B." Edwards, Jr. (1948 - ) is a taxonomic entomologist specializing primarily in spiders, with broader interests in butterflies, centipedes, millipedes, and thrips. He is the Curator of Arachnida and Myriapoda for the Florida State Collection of Arthropods. His curatorial responsibilities include Arachnida (except Acari): spiders, scorpions, harvestmen, and relatives; Crustacea (terrestrial species only): pillbugs, sowbugs; Myriapoda including centipedes, millipedes, and symphylans; Onychophora; and Thysanoptera. He has authored more than 60 scientific publications in his research field.

Edwards earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Entomology from the University of Maryland, College Park. While in undergraduate school, he worked in the Entomology Department as a part-time curator of the arachnid collection developed by Martin H. Muma, which provided him his first opportunity to examine many kinds of identified spiders. He also developed an interest in the use of spiders for biological control.