Thoroughly revised and updated, this long-awaited new edition of Field Guide to the Spiders of South Africa remains the most comprehensive guide to South African spiders published to date.

It features over 780 of the more common spider species encountered in the field and in homes and gardens, as well as representative species from some of the rarer spider families.

• ‘Quick Keys’ to the 72 South African spider families provide a useful starting point to identification.
• Succinct genus and species accounts cover identifying characteristics, breeding, behaviour, distribution and conservation status.
• Colour photographs and/or illustrations as well as distribution maps support each entry.
• Introductory chapter discusses spider morphology, spider life cycle, the functions of silk, as well as spider collection techniques.
• Section on venom identifies species that pose a danger to humans, unpacks neurotoxic and cytotoxic venom, and details the symptoms and treatment of spider bites.

In the last few decades we were privileged to see a number of excellent field guides published on our insects, spiders and scorpions. A comprehensive treatment of the terrestrial arthropods has, however, not been done. With the 'Goggo Guide', the authors provide a practical full colour field guide to identify these fascinating groups and to explain their interesting biology, behaviour and ecology. This volume deals with the following groups: Velvet worms; wood lice and sand fleas; centipedes; millipedes; dwarf centipedes, double tails, springtails and proto insects; whip spiders, small whip scorpions, book scorpions and harvesters; mites; ticks; scorpions; romans; spiders. All the groups are highlighted with full colour photographs with scale identification, illustrations, classification explanations and a comprehensive term list.