Description
Book SynopsisYour Guide to Spiders and Their Webs
We see webs everywhere, but do you know which spider made each web? And for what purpose? This user-friendly guide by award-winning science teacher and lifelong spider watcher Larry Weber helps you untangle the mystery of spider webs and demystify the many purposes of silk.Did you know that spiders have up to seven silk glands and that each produces a different type of silk? The complex process of building a giant orb web is explained in detail.Over 40 species of spiders and their webs are discussed here in detail, with over 200 color photos and 50 illustrations.
Web Watching was a Silver Winner in the Nature & Environment category of the 31st Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for excellence in book publishing.
Table of Contents
1 A Guide to Web Watching
2 Spider Classification
3 Insect & Spider Comparison
4 Spider External Anatomy
8 Spider Internal Anatomy
9 Spinnerets & Silk
10 Silk Glands
12 Spider Silk
13 Types of Webs
17 Other Uses for Silk
17 Web Construction
24 Web Destruction
25 Web Watching Tips
SPECIES ACCOUNTS
28 COB WEBS
--30 Theridiidae
--36 Pholcidae
--38 Dictynidae
40 SHEET WEBS
--42 Linyphiidae
--48 Hahnidae
50 FUNNEL WEBS
--52 Agelenidae
--56 Amaurobiidae
58 ORB WEBS
--60 Araneidae
--106 Tetragnathidae
--116 Uloboridae
PHOTO GALLERIES
120 Insects Caught in Webs
122 Dewy Webs
124 Frosty Webs
125 Snowy Web
126 Dusty Webs
127 Seeds in Webs
130 Other Silk Constructions
132 Man-made Web Substrates
133 Titles of Interest
134 Photo Credits
135 Index
