Dr. Eleanor's book of common spiders
By: Christopher M. Buddle and Eleanor Spicer Rice
Contributors: Spicer Rice, Eleanor, author
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780226332253; 9780226332390
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Spiders; Behavior
Description: "Spiders have a problem, and it's us. Despite their magnificent talents for crafting webs, capturing mosquitoes, and camouflage, for millennia arachnophobia has hampered our ability to appreciate these eight-legged and -eyed marvels. Dr. Eleanor's Book of Common Spiders provides an eye-opening arachnological overview of the natural history of species most noted by project participants, showcasing some of the fascinating spiders found in our attics and tents, front lawns and forests."-- adapted from backcover.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: what is a spider?; title: Web builders; title: Writing spider (Argiope aurantia); title: Barn spider (Neoscona crucifera); title: Bowl and doily spider (Frontinella communis); title: Grass spiders (Agelenopsis); title: Black widows (Latrodectus); title: Cellar spider (Pholcus phalangioides); title: Fishing spiders (Dolomedes sp.); title: Wolf spiders (Lycosidae); title: Striped lynx spider (Oxyopes salticus); title: Bold jumper (Phidippus audax); title: Zebra jumper (Salticus scenicus); title: Ceiling spider (Cheiracanthium inclusum); title: Goldenrod spider (Misumena vatia); title: Back purse-web spider (Sphodros niger); title: Frequently asked spider questions.