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Amazing Arachnids (Hardcover): Jillian Cowles

Amazing Arachnids (Hardcover)

Jillian Cowles

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A richly illustrated and up-close look at the secret lives of spiders and other arachnids The American Southwest is home to an extraordinary diversity of arachnids, from spitting spiders that squirt silk over their prey to scorpions that court one another with kissing and dancing. Amazing Arachnids presents these enigmatic creatures as you have never seen them before. Featuring a wealth of color photos of more than 300 different kinds of arachnids from eleven taxonomic orders--both rare and common species-this stunningly illustrated book reveals the secret lives of arachnids in breathtaking detail, including never-before-seen images of their underground behavior. Amazing Arachnids covers all aspects of arachnid biology, such as anatomy, sociality, mimicry, camouflage, and venoms. You will meet bolas spiders that lure their victims with fake moth pheromones, fishing spiders that woo their mates with silk-wrapped gifts, chivalrous cellar spiders, tiny mites, and massive tarantulas, as well as many others. Along the way, you will learn why arachnids are living fossils in some respects and nimble opportunists in others, and how natural selection has perfected their sensory structures, defense mechanisms, reproductive strategies, and hunting methods. Covers more than 300 different kinds of arachnids, including ones new to science Features more than 750 stunning color photos Describes every aspect of arachnid biology, from physiology to biogeography Illustrates courtship and mating, birth, maternal care, hunting, and defense Includes first-ever photos of the underground lives of schizomids and vinegaroons Provides the first organized guide to macroscopic mites, including photos of living mites for easy reference

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Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: May 2018
Authors: Jillian Cowles
Dimensions: 265 x 213 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 978-0-691-17658-1
Categories: Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > General
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Invertebrates > Arachnids
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Invertebrates > Insects (entomology)
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LSN: 0-691-17658-2
Barcode: 9780691176581

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