Arachnids (arachnology) Books
HarperCollins Publishers Spiders
Book SynopsisA handy, pocket-sized guide to 220 of the world's spiders, Gem Spiders is the perfect introduction to these creepy-crawlies'There are approximately 35,000 known species of spider in the world, but it is estimated that the true number in existence could be nearer 70,000. They occur everwhere naturally and, because of their sharp bite and venom, they are one of the most successful groups of animal. Each entry includes:A photograph of the spider and details of any distinguishing features which may help identificationInformation on size, web, habitat, distribution range and the times of the year when it is most likely to be spottedAn icon shows the potency of each spider's venomEach species is sorted by family and illustrated with a symbol, enabling you to quickly find what you are looking for. There is a detailed introduction which covers aspects of spiders' natural history, their relatives, anatomy, the production and uses of silk.From the Goliath Tarantula to the patu digua, this photographic guide is the perfect introduction for those who want to learn about these fascinating creatures.
£6.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Pocket Guide to British Spiders
Book SynopsisFeaturing 130 of the most common and readily identifiable species, this illustrated pocket guide is the ideal companion for anyone interested in the naturally occurring spiders found in the British Isles.Presented in a portable and accessible format, this is the perfect guide for both beginners and more experienced enthusiasts.Featuring stunning artwork by the world-renowned invertebrate artist Richard Lewington, this pocket guide covers 130 species of spider, as well as illustrations of webs, egg cocoons and spider behaviour.The introduction features an at-a-glance' guide providing a quick reference to each species, with corresponding page numbers to find out more. Additional sections clearly explain how the reader can distinguish similar species, and the book also includes a glossary and bibliography to aid beginners.Each species account includes a detailed description covering field characteristics, habitat and distribution, webs, egg cocoon
£15.29
Penguin Random House South Africa Field Guide to Scorpions of South Africa
Book SynopsisAmong the world’s most fascinating living fossils, scorpions have been around for some 420 million years. South Africa is home to an astonishing variety, with 108 species in three families occurring in most of the region’s biomes, from desert and grassland to fynbos, savanna and forest. Scorpions are even found in urban gardens. Field Guide to Scorpions of South Africa is the first comprehensive guide to describe and illustrate all known species in the country. The clear, detailed species accounts cover appearance, habitat and behaviour, and discuss the variation within species according to region. Up-to-date distribution maps are included for all species and exceptional photographs, carefully worked to show astounding detail and vivid colours, bring to life the intricate patterning and colours of different species. Both males and females are presented, as well as a variety of colour forms, facilitating accurate identification in the field. The introduction discusses scorpion classification, anatomy, biology, behaviour and habitat, as well as venomosity and the treatment of stings. Tips on how and where to find scorpions and how to contribute to their conservation as a citizen scientist are also included. Sales points: The first comprehensive field guide to this group of arachnids. Detailed profiles of families, genera and species. Covers venomosity and the treatment of stings. Extraordinary photography, including colour forms within species.
£15.99
HarperCollins Publishers Amazing Webs
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.
£8.57
Oxford University Press, USA Biology of Spiders
£63.00
Harvard University Press Predator upon a Flower
Book SynopsisThe crab spider is an ideal species on which to test basic questions of lifetime fitness, but ecologists had previously lacked experimental data needed to comprehensively test individuals making foraging decisions. This book recounts Morse's influential experimental discoveries, moving from individuals to communities to ecosystems.Trade ReviewPredator upon a Flower is the result of half a lifetime’s devotion to the behavior of crab spiders—vicious predators that lurk on flowers and jump out at their prey… It will also become a classic of its kind, summarizing a distinctive approach to the biology of an intriguing organism. -- Matthew Cobb * Times Literary Supplement *I highly recommend this thoughtful work to any individual interested in the natural history, life history parameters, foraging behavior, and fitness of any organism. In addition to containing a wealth of information on the biology of a wide-ranging prairie spider commonly found in the flowerheads of milkweed, goldenrod, and prairie rose, this reasonably priced work may be regarded as a manual of research design and methods useful in undertaking nature studies anywhere. It will make a valuable addition to your library. -- Hank Guarisco * Great Plains Research *Morse has taken his highly respected body of work on the crab spider Misumena and woven it within the larger tapestry of ecology and its multifaceted sub-disciplines. The writing richly describes the natural histories of a wide diversity of life forms, indicating the complex position Misumena occupies in the trophic fabric of its ecosystem. This book will be valuable to many readers, from seasoned researchers to graduate students, and from young investigators to initiated amateurs. The conversational style keeps the reader interested and turning the pages. It is uncommon to find a work of this caliber that gives the impression to the reader that the author is conversing with them. This is a seminal piece of work. -- Alan B. Cady, Miami University, OhioThere are very few spider species in the world that have been investigated at this level and about which it would be possible to make a similar coherent picture of its life history, as Morse has done here. As the first high-level monograph of a single spider species, Predator upon a Flower will be of immense interest to arachnologists; at the same time it will be valued by ecologists in general for its detailed analysis of lifetime fitness of an animal in the field. This is natural history in the best sense of the word, in which ecology, genetics, ethology, and physiology merge to create a coherent picture of a species’ life strategy. It is only when biologists learn to look at animals as integrated units that we will really learn how evolution has molded a species. -- Søren Toft, Aarhus UniversityTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Some Basic Biology 3. Foraging Strategies 4. Fitness Payoffs 5. Constraints on Success 6. Experience, Learning, and Innate Behavior 7. Some Sensory Aspects of Substrate Choice 8. Morphological Variation 9. Male-female Interactions 10. Misumena as Part of the Community 11. Xysticus emertoni, a Cohabiting Crab Spider 12. Conclusions and Future Directions References Index
£56.91
CABI Publishing Principles of Acarology
Book SynopsisThis book deals with the underlying principles of acarology.Table of Contents1: Integument and Moulting 2: Segmentation, Musculature and Legs 3: Circulation, Nervous System and Sense Organs 4: Respiratory Systems 5: Mouthparts 6: Feeding and Adaptations of the Mouthparts 7: Alimentary Canal, Prosomatic Glands and Digestion 8: Excretion and Osmoregulation 9: Reproductive Systems 10: Methods of Spenn Transfer, Mating Behaviour and Oviposition 11: Development and Dispersal 12: Classification of the Acari
£159.84
CABI Publishing Mites
Book SynopsisThere are over 40 000 named species of mite, and if estimates for unnamed species are included, then up to 1 million may grace the planet. By comparison, there are approximately 40 000 species of vertebrates, half of them fish, alive today. Mites are predators, parasites, herbivores and detritivores. They live in the dark depths of the ocean, in the lungs of birds, on the leaves of rainforest plants, and in human clothes and bedding. They are vectors of disease, vital players in soil formation, and important agents of biological control. Despite the grand diversity of mites, these small arthropods are often overlooked, and even trained biologists can be unaware of their significance. This books aims to fill the gap in our understanding of these intriguing creatures. It surveys life cycles, feeding behaviour, reproductive biology and host-associations of mites, without requiring prior knowledge of their morphology or taxonomy. The text is richly illustrated with line drawings and photogTable of Contents1: What Good are Mites? 2: The Origin of Mites 3: Systematic and Morphological Survey 4: Life Cycles, Development and Size 5: Sex and Celibacy 6: Mites in Detritus and Soil Systems 7: Mites in Water 8: Mites on Plants 9: Animals as Habitats 10: Mites and Biological Diversity 11: Mites as Models of Ecological and Evolutionary Theories
£133.06
John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd A Naturalists Guide to the Spiders of Borneo
Book SynopsisANaturalist's Guide to the Spiders of Borneo is an easy-to-use, introductory identificationguide to 280 most commonly seen spider species in Borneo, that is perfect forresident and visitor alike. It is aimed at helping to create more awareness andinterest in Borneo's spiders.
£11.69
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Spinnen - Alles, was man wissen muss
Book SynopsisSpinnen sind Super-Raubtiere und vertilgen alles, was sie überwältigen können. Dafür haben sie unglaublich gute Fangtechniken und mit der Spinnenseide ein Werkzeug entwickelt, das die Materialtechnik vor Neid erblassen lässt. Die Männchen sind meist kleiner als die Weibchen und müssen sich, um nicht als leichte Beute missverstanden zu werden, beim Sex einiges einfallen lassen: Tanzen, Trommeln und Geschenke helfen fast immer. Spinnen benutzen ihr Gift sehr genau dosiert, und da der Mensch nicht auf ihrem Speisezettel steht, sind sie für uns harmlos. Die (unnötige) Angst vieler Menschen vor Spinnen findet kulturelle Wurzeln bereits im Mittelalter. Trotzdem ist Spinnenangst leicht therapierbar. Es gibt weder einen Lebensraum noch ein Gebäude ohne Spinnen. Und das ist gut so, denn sie verfügen über faszinierende Eigenschaften und ihre Welt ist voller Überraschungen. Alles, was man hierzu wissen muss, wird in diesem Buch in verständlicher Sprache von Fachleuten für Laien erklärt. Zudem werden einige der häufigsten Spinnenarten in Haus und Garten mit Tipps zur Beobachtung kurz vorgestellt. Trade Review“... Dieses Taschenbuch erklärt einfach und gut geschrieben den Bau und die Funktion von Spinnen sowie komplexe Zusammenhänge und ihre Bedeutung in unserer Umwelt bis hin zu den Gründen für unsere Ängste. Zudem werden die häufigsten Spinnenarten vorgestellt.” (Hagenbeck-Magazin, Heft 3, 2022)Table of ContentsWie bestimmt man einheimische Spinnen?.- Zum Kennenlernen: ein erster Blick auf Spinnen.- Wie sehen Spinnen?.- Wie hören, riechen, schmecken und fühlen Spinnen?.- Muskeln und Hydraulik: wie Spinnen sich bewegen.- Wie können Spinnen trotz eines Außenskeletts wachsen?.- Gift ohne Stachel: die Waffe der Spinnen.- Spinnenseide: ein Hightech-Material für viele Zwecke.- Fangtechniken: nicht nur sitzen und warten.- Wie Spinnen fressen: Nahrungsaufnahme durch den Strohhalm.- Ziemlich speziell: Sex bei Spinnen.- Manche mögen’s kalt: wie Spinnen widrige Jahreszeiten überleben.- Tarnen und täuschen: Wie wehren sich Spinnen gegen Feinde?.- Nützlich oder ärgerlich? Die Bedeutung von Spinnen in unserer Umwelt.- Viele und überall: Artenreichtum der Spinnen.- Globalisierung oder die weltweite Verschleppung von Spinnenarten.- My home is my castle: häufige Spinnen im und am Haus.- Who's who in der Nachbarschaft: häufige Spinnen im Garten und der Umgebung.- Große Angst vor kleinen Tieren: woher unsere Angst vor Spinnen kommt.- Über ein angespanntes Verhältnis: von Menschen und Spinnen.- Spinnen als Haustiere?.
£19.99
