Books on Identifying Spiders and Other Arthropods
This catalog page lists books identifing and understanding about arachnids and other arthropods.
Archnids are any of a class of usually 8-legged arthropods comprising of the spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks.
Arthropods are any of a phylum of invertebrate animals comprising those (as insects, spiders, or crabs) with
segmented bodies and jointed limbs.
These book selections cover spiders, scorpions, bugs, moths, butterflies, beetles, bees, flies, dragonflies,
grasshoppers, cockroaches and termites, the carpenter ants and honeybees.
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Books on Identifying Spiders and Other Arthropods
- National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders
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- -Lorus Johnson Milne, Lorus Milne, Margery Milne, Susan Rayfield (Illustrator)
Hardcover 992 pages / Published November 1980
This an excellent National Audubon Society Field Guide Series book. Includes comprehensive coverage on spiders, bugs,
moths, butterflies, beetles, bees, flies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and many other insects. They are detailed in more
than 700 full-color photographs visually arranged by shape and color. Descriptive text includes measurements, diagnostic
details, and information on habitat, range, feeding habits, sounds or songs, flight period, web construction, life cycle,
behaviors, folklore, and environmental impact. An illustrated key to the insect orders and detailed drawings
of the parts of insects, spiders, and butterflies supplement this extensive coverage.
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- Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders: An Essential Guide to Inspects and Spiders of North America and the World
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- -Rod Preston-Mafham, Ken Preston-Mafham, Ken Preston-Mafham / Paperback 288 pages / Published August 2005
The Encyclopedia of Insects and Spiders describes and illustrates fifty-one groups of insects and spiders. In addition,
two articles introduce the basic biology and natural history of insects and spiders, respectively. Their form and natural
history are more varied than any other group of animals alive today. The beauty of butterflies, moths, and dragonflies is
in marked contrast to the alien-looking forms of some bugs, scorpions, and spiders. There are hoverflies that look like bees,
ants that look like wasps, and even nonpoisonous butterflies that deter predators by resembling unrelated butterflies, which
are, in fact, poisonous to their predators. This book provides a fascinating exploration into this remarkable group of animals.
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- Spiders and Their Kin: A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press
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- -Herbert Walter Walter Levi, Lorna R. Levi, Lorna R. Levi, Herbert Spencer Zim (Editor), Nicholas Strekalovsky (Illustrator)
Paperback 160 pages / Published April 2001
This facinating introduction to the diverse yet little known world of spiders is packed with concise, accurate information.
With full-color pictures and clearly written text, this guide identifies representative species and describes their characteristics and habits,
habitat, growth patterns, courtship and enemies.
Thoroughly updated with accurate information with illustrations, that includes all of the most recent findings in its field.
Easy-to-understand information makes this guide an invaluable aid for all readers. Includes.
Includes information on poisonous species and how to collect, preserve, and raise spiders.
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- Biology of Spiders
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- -Rainer F. Foelix / Textbook Paperback 330 pages, 2nd Edition / Published August 1996
This important book published by the Oxford University Press contains an enormous amount of research in spider biology in recent years
has resulted in significant new insights into this diverse group of organisms. The response to this outpouring is an updated edition
of this widely regarded classic.
First published in 1979, this was the first textbook on spiders in 50 years; the new edition contains all the information gathered
since that time, including the entire world literature on spiders up to 1995.
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- Secret Weapons: Defenses of Insects, Spiders, Scorpions, and Other Many-Legged Creatures
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- -Thomas Eisner, Maria Eisner, Melody V.S. Siegler / Hardcover 384 pages / Published November 2005
Published by the Harvard University Press, this beautifully illustrated guide describing the defense systems of
North American arthropods, as well as a few of their kin from Australia, Europe, and Asia.
It describes these unique defense systems, including sprays and venom, froth and feces, camouflage and sticky coatings.
And along with a marvelous bug's-eye view of how these secret weapons actually work, here is a close-up look at the
science behind them, from taxonomy to chemical formulas, as well as an appendix with instructions for studying chemical
defenses at home.
Each of the 69 chapters is devoted to an arthropod or arthropod group and provides a clear, concise introduction to
its general features and special characteristics. Included are classification; scientific name; common name; description
of defense system, whether behavioral, morphological, or chemical; defensive chemical formula(e) when applicable; and
key references. An epilog speculating on future directions, a final chapter on how to study insects, a general index,
and a chemical index round out this remarkable volume.
The first of its kind, this primer will prove indispensable to
a broad audience, from lay naturalists to students, teachers, specialists-even medical doctors.
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- Spiders and Their Webs
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- -Darlyne A. Murawski / Hardcover 31 pages / Published October 2004
In this excellent book published by the National Geographic Society, biologist-photographer Darlyne Murawski shares her
fascination with web-spinning spiders with young readers from 6 to 9.
They will learn that not all spiders weave webs, but those that do not only create an incredible variety of designs but
also have different ways of using their webs to catch their prey. Readers will meet
some familiar spiders, such as the argiope and the comb-footed spider, that they might find in their backyards or in
their basements. But they will also meet spiders that live in tropical rain forests, underwater, and in tunnels
underground. Readers will discover that some spiders make patterns in their webs that mimic flowers. When a bee comes
too near, instead of getting a sip of nectar, it finds itself trapped in a sticky mess. The ogre-faced spider hangs
from a silk thread and holds its web between its front feet while it waits for a caterpillar or some other prey to come
along. Then it traps its victim by casting its web on top of it like a net. The Hawaiian happy-faced spider uses a
sticky strand of silk like a lasso to rope a meal and bring it back to its web. The European water spider gathers
bubbles of air then dives underwater and releases the air into its web. Eventually the web balloons up to look like a
diving bell. The spider swims out to catch food with its feet and then drags it inside the bubble web to eat. Readers
will learn that not all web masters are solitary hunters. Some live in colonies of hundreds of thousands of tiny spiders
and make webs that are big enough to cover a garbage truck! By working together they can catch prey that is many times
larger than they are. The author's easy-to-read text explains all the action capturedin her eye-catching, full-color
photographs of the spiders and their webs. The book is enhanced by fact boxes that list scientific names, common names,
food, habitat, and body size, playful illustrations that highlight interesting behavior, and fun trivia. Readers also
get some insight into other ways spiders use their silk. The author shares experiences from the field, such as how she
makes spider webs visible to photograph them.
Also included are a glossary of terms, a list of Web sites, and books for further reading.
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- Spiders of the World
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- -Rod Preston-Mafham, David Alderton, Ken Preston-Mafham, Ken Preston-Mafham
Hardcover 192 pages, 2nd Edition / Published April 2003
They spin their web to trap quarry, but haven't yet snared the affections of most humans. Currently, over 30,000 species
of spider have been recognized, and they occupy nearly every terrestrial habitat. Superb original photographs, diagrams,
drawings, and informative text cover classification of all the arachnid types, with special attention paid to their defense
mechanisms, mimicry and camouflage, courtship and mating rituals, prey capture and feeding.
Includes 40 color illustrations and 80 black/white illustrations.
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- Simon & Schuster Children's Guide to Insects and Spiders
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- -Jinny Johnson, Jimmy Johnson / Hardcover 80 pages / Published May 1997
This profusely illustrated introduction surveys over 100 assorted insects and arachnids, giving general information
about family characteristics and habits, and more specific facts about some species. A preface describes
the animals' general characteristics, some special anatomical features, and the major differences between the two
classes. The bulk of the material is organized into eight chapters, each of which concentrates on a group of creatures
that share certain characteristics. For instance, one chapter examines insect predators such as mantids and dragonflies,
while another looks at members of the order Lepidoptera. Each chapter begins with a general discussion of the subject
and a greatly enlarged, full-color photo of a representative species. This book will be a useful guide to the insect world.
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