How to Know the Spiders (Pictured Key Nature Series) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Barbara Kaston, John Bamrick, Edward Cawley, Wm. Jaques
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 86404
Media: Spiral-bound
Edition: 3
Pages: 288
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0697048985
Dewey Decimal Number: 595.440973
EAN: 9780697048981
Publication Date: March 1, 1978
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 Not Your Average Spider Book June 12, 2002
TastyBabySyndrome ("Daddy Dagon's Daycare" - Proud Sponsor of the Little Tendril Baseball Team, USA)
104 out of 106 found this review helpful
Many books written on arachnids are basically recycled jargon boring the reader with misinformation and "common sense" wife's tales. This book, however, was an exception to the rule. The author seems to actually know the subject matter, getting past the "basics" very quickly and introducing you to virtually every family of spider and all of their distinguishing features. Also included are several odd footnotes about the arachnid that I found very useful and that I hadn't seen elsewhere.The books includes areas on:
1) where to find spiders
2) how you should go about collecting and preserving them
3) parasites and other enemies the spider has
4) the anatomy of the arachnid and how to recognize their sex
5) some useful information about the wondrous effects of spider venom
6) a guide on how to actually study spiders
7) the lists of families and higher categories of all spiders (including pictures of the families that are commonly found)
I personally found it to be an interesting read and would say that anyone interested in Entomology or simply looking into spiders should give it peek. You might thank yourself one day.
 How to know spiders - but not unless you have a magnifying glass October 2, 2007
Linda A (Micanopy, FL USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Book is more on a textbook level than for average identification of garden spiders on the move. B & W illustrations of tiny body parts that would not be easily visible on spiders still in nature. Good for science. Not great for someone wanting to do identification on spiders in the wild.
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