A guide to the spiders of Australia
Framenau, Volker W. (Volker Wilhelm)2014
Book
This definitive guide to the subject offers a window into a fascinating world. Notorious species such as the Redback and the Sydney Funnel-web sit alongside less well-known but equally intriguing spiders such as the ant-mimics and net-casting spiders. The introduction covers spider structure, evolution, reproduction, silk and venom, together with peculiarities of the family within an Australian context. The two main sections of the book deal with Trapdoor Spiders and Modern Spiders, and within each section there is a chapter on each of the 80 or so spider families that occur in Australia. Each is illustrated with beautiful photographs of the subjects, with more than 30 images per family for some of the larger groups such as the jumping spiders, and many rare images never before published.
Main title:
A guide to the spiders of Australia / Volker W. Frameneau, Barbara C. Baehr and Paul Zborowski.
Author:
Imprint:
Chatswood, N.S.W. New Holland Publishers, 2014.
Collation:
448 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
ISBN:
9781921517242 (paperback)
Dewey class:
595.440994
Language:
English
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BRN:
274137