A comprehensively updated edition of an identification guide that
was named a Guardian Best Nature Book of the Year Now in a
comprehensively revised and updated new edition, Britain's Spiders
is a guide to all 38 of the British families, focussing on spiders
that can be identified in the field. Illustrated with a remarkable
collection of photographs, it is designed to be accessible to a
wide audience, including those new to spider identification. This
book pushes the boundaries of field identification for this
challenging group, combining information on features that can be
seen with the naked eye or a hand lens with additional evidence
from webs, egg sacs, behaviour, phenology, habitats and
distributions. Individual accounts cover 404 species-all of
Britain's "macro" spiders and the larger money spiders, with the
limitations to field identification clearly explained. This new
edition includes nine species new to Britain, many recent name
changes, updated distribution maps and species information, new
guides to help identify spider families and distinctive species,
and the latest species checklist. A guide to spider families, based
on features recognizable in the field, focussing on body shape and
other characteristics, as well as separate guides to webs and
egg-sacs Detailed accounts and more than 700 stunning photographs
highlight key identification features for each genus and species,
and include information on status, behaviour and habitats
Up-to-date distribution maps, and charts showing adult seasonality
Introductory chapters on the biology of spiders, and where, when
and how to find them, including equipment needed in the field A
complete list of the spiders recorded in Britain, indicating the
ease of identification as well as rarity and conservation status
Information on how to record spiders and make your records count,
and guidance on how to take your interest further New to this
edition: coverage of nine species new to Britain, updated species
information and distribution maps, identification guides to spider
families and distinctive species, and the latest species checklist
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