Bibliograph

Common spiders of North America, Richard A. Bradley ; illustrations by Steve Buchanan ; sponsored by the American Arachnological Society

Type

Label

Common spiders of North America, Richard A. Bradley ; illustrations by Steve Buchanan ; sponsored by the American Arachnological Society

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-259) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Common spiders of North America

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

793503481

Responsibility statement

Richard A. Bradley ; illustrations by Steve Buchanan ; sponsored by the American Arachnological Society

Summary

Spiders are among the most diverse groups of terrestrial invertebrates, yet they are among the least studied and understood. This first comprehensive guide to all 68 spider families in North America beautifully illustrates 469 of the most commonly encountered species. Group keys enable identification by web type and other observable details, and species descriptions include identification tips, typical habitat, geographic distribution, and behavioral notes. A concise illustrated introduction to spider biology and anatomy explains spider relationships. This book is a critical resource for curious naturalists who want to understand this ubiquitous and ecologically critical component of our biosphere

Table Of Contents

Finding, studying and identifying spiders -- Spiders: an introduction -- Finding and studying spiders -- Identifying spiders -- Keys to families within groups -- Debris group -- Space-filling web group -- Sheet weavers group -- Orb-shaped web group -- Funnel-shaped web group -- Six-eyed spiders group -- Jumping spiders group -- Crablike spiders group -- Surface hunters group -- Ground hunters group -- Foliage hunters group -- Mygalomorph group -- Tiny spiders group -- Spider account -- Family Agelenidae : funnel weavers -- Family Amaurobiidae : hackledmesh weavers -- Family Amphinectidae : amphinectids -- Family Anapidae : ground orbweavers -- Family Antrodiaetidae : foldingdoor trapdoor spiders -- Family Anyphaenidae : ghost spiders -- Family Araneidae : orbweavers -- Family Atypidae : purseweb spiders -- Family Caponiidae : bright lungless spiders -- Family Clubionidae : sac spiders -- Family Corinnidae : antmimic spiders -- Family Ctenidae : wandering spiders -- Family Ctenizidae : trapdoor spiders -- Family Cybaeidae : soft spiders -- Family Cyrtaucheniidae : waferlid trapdoor spiders -- Family Deinopidae : ogrefaced spiders -- Family Desidae : desids -- Family Dictynidae : meshweavers -- Family Diguetidae : desertshrub spiders -- Family Dipluridae : funnelweb spiders -- Family Dysderidae : woodlouse spiders -- Family Filistatidae : crevice weavers -- Family Gnasphosidae : stealthy ground spiders -- Family Hahniidae : combtailed spiders -- Family Hersiliidae : longspinneret spiders -- Family Homalonychidae : dusty desert spiders -- Family Hypochilidae : lampshade weavers -- Family Leptonetidae : midget cave spiders -- Family Linyphiidae : sheetweb weavers -- Family Liocranidae : spinylegged sac spiders -- Family Lycosidae : wolf spiders -- Family Mecicobothriidae : midget funnelweb tarantulas -- Family Mimetidae : pirate spiders -- Family Miturgidae : prowling spiders -- Family Mysmenidae : dwarf cobweb spidersFamily Nemisiidae : wishbone spiders -- Family Nesticidae : cave cobweb spiders -- Family Ochyroceratidae : midget ground weavers -- Family Oecobiidae : flatmesh weavers -- Family Oonopidae : goblin spiders -- Family Oxyopidae : lynx spiders -- Family Philodromidae : running crab spiders -- Family Pholcidae : cellar spiders -- Family Pimoidae : large hammockweb spiders -- Family Pisauridae : nursery web spiders -- Family Plectreuridae : spurlipped spiders -- Family Prodidomidae : prodidomids -- Family Salticidae : jumping spiders -- Family Scytodidae : spitting spiders -- Family Segestriidae : tubeweb spiders -- Family Selenopidae : flatties -- Family Sicariidae : sixeyed brown spiders -- Family Sparassidae : huntsman spiders -- Family Symphytognathidae : dwarf orbweavers -- Family Telemidae : longlegged cave spiders -- Family Tengellidae : tengellids -- Family Tetragnathidae : longjawed orbweavers -- Family Theraphosidae : tarantulas -- Family Theridiidae : cobweb weavers -- Family Theridiosomatidae : ray orbweavers -- Family Thomisidae : crab spiders -- Family Titanoecidae : rock weavers -- Family Trechaleidae : longlegged water spiders -- Family Uloboridae : hackled orbweavers -- Family Zodariidae : zodariids -- Family Zoridae : zorids -- Family Zorocratidae : zorocratids -- Family Zoropsidae : zoropsids

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