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Spiders of the World: A Guide to Every Family

Spiders of the World: A Guide to Every Family

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  • Create Date：2021-09-16 09:55:40
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  • Author：Norman I. Platnick
  • ISBN：1782407502
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Summary

A stunningly illustrated natural history of spiders

Spiders are among the most versatile creatures on the planet， inhabiting six of the seven continents and thriving in environments ranging from deserts and rain forests to Arctic tundra and cities。 Spiders of the World is a captivating look at these wondrously adaptable and endlessly intriguing arachnids， edited by one of the world's preeminent experts on spiders。 This stunningly illustrated natural history features a wealth of spectacular color photos and covers a breathtaking array of spider species from around the globe， describing their behaviors， characteristics， and remarkable evolutionary adaptations。 An incisive and engaging introduction provides an invaluable overview of the world's spiders， and is followed by 117 in-depth profiles spanning every spider family and presented taxonomically。 Each profile is organized phylogenetically and includes beautiful photography to illustrate various species within the family。 There are also distribution maps， tables of essential facts， and commentaries highlighting diverse aspects of spider biology， making Spiders of the World an indispensable volume for anyone who wants to learn more about these marvelous creatures。



Provides a richly illustrated look at spiders of all shapes and sizes from around the world
Features hundreds of color photos and diagrams
Spans all 117 spider families and covers an array of different species
Explores spider behavior， attributes， biology， and evolution
Includes distribution maps， tables of essential facts， informative commentaries， and more
Engages and educates readers about the unique natural history of spiders

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Reviews

Jessica ，

All photographs and some types of spiders I have never heard of before - but only a new pictures for each type。 I understand that it was necessary due to space in the book， but some diversity in pictures for each spider would have made this a 5 star book。 Q2020 bookJury Duty 2020 book。

Eule Luftschloss ，

This book is a Who's Who of the arachnid kingdom。 In the introduction， we are told how typically the body of a spider looks， what all the bits and pieces are called， so we have common ground。 Afterwards， we go along the rows of different families within this species， and get shown how to realise what kind of spider you just found in your bed， threatening to come closer than you really liked。So， I wasn't sure how to put trigger warnings on this and in the end， decided against mentioning any。 This This book is a Who's Who of the arachnid kingdom。 In the introduction， we are told how typically the body of a spider looks， what all the bits and pieces are called， so we have common ground。 Afterwards， we go along the rows of different families within this species， and get shown how to realise what kind of spider you just found in your bed， threatening to come closer than you really liked。So， I wasn't sure how to put trigger warnings on this and in the end， decided against mentioning any。 This book is about spiders。 If you are afraid of spiders， don't want to know anything further about them， stay away。 Okay？ Okay。I have to add that even though I don't have an arachnophobia， some of these pictures made me queasy， especially the electromicroscope ones because they remind me of the crawlies I have in my bed that make itch and sneeze。A big plus this book has are the beautiful， high-resolution pictures。 While most books work fine regardless of how you consume them， in this case I wouldn't recommend the ebook， as my device and my programm for reading it had some struggles with loading all those shiny pixels。 Also， it would be easier with a physical copy to jump back and forth to look up things， and， ultimately， I don't think this is a book to be read like a story。 It's more a reference book to look things up， and as such does what it sets out to do。It proved to not be my cup of tea， but this is due to personal preferences and in no way reflects on the author's knowledge or ability to share it。It just turned out that while I can happily read hundreds of pages about sharks， after 20 pages about arachnids I want a different topic。Another problem I had is the language， which is the proper scientific one with Latin phrases。 I found it not very accessible， especially as I have no great experience with the natural sciences and also am not an English native speaker。This book is for you if you are a spider nerd that wants all there is to know about different families and how to spot the differences。I recieved a copy of this book in exchange for a honest review。 。。。more

Dr。 Lehman L Ellis ，

I enjoyed this book very much。 The images were wonderful and the family descriptions were very revealing。 There were more families of these organisms than I realized and like the descriptions of the features that are used to organize the taxonomic organization。 Good start for appreciating spiders。

Clazzzer C ，

We lived this book。 My kids are absolutely enthralled by it。 My son went to bed with the ereader dying to learn more about these creatures。 The detail in this book is top class。 The photographs are superb and the knowledge that we will add to our collections once it’s all soaked in is mind blowing。 We， but particularly my two sons， highly recommend this read！！！

Vivienne ，

My thanks to Quarto Publishing Group - Ivy Press for a temporary digital edition via NetGalley of ‘Spiders of the World - a Natural History’ edited by Norman Platnick in exchange for an honest review。Disclaimer: I am arachnophobic though recently have been trying to understand more about spiders in order to address my clearly irrational fear of them。 As a result I requested this informative book to read and review。Platnick is the editor and main contributor to this volume。 He was a highly acclai My thanks to Quarto Publishing Group - Ivy Press for a temporary digital edition via NetGalley of ‘Spiders of the World - a Natural History’ edited by Norman Platnick in exchange for an honest review。Disclaimer: I am arachnophobic though recently have been trying to understand more about spiders in order to address my clearly irrational fear of them。 As a result I requested this informative book to read and review。Platnick is the editor and main contributor to this volume。 He was a highly acclaimed arachnologist and recognised as a world leader in spider taxonomy， the science of describing， naming， and classifying spiders。 Most of his publications to date have been scientific monographs。 This is a very detailed work that while written for a general audience provides a great deal of scientific information on spiders from all over the world。 Following the Introduction， covering the natural history of spiders， is a catalogue providing 117 in-depth profiles spanning the taxonomic spider families。Each profile is accompanied by photographs and small maps that indicate where each spider is found in the world， their behaviours， and other details。 I found it fascinating to see how some spider species have a wide distribution， while others are confined to small areas of the planet。 It concludes with a glossary， suggestions for further reading， and an index。I will admit that some of the photos did trigger fear responses especially some of the extreme closeups of spider faces， while others were quite cute。There is no doubt that this is a brilliant guide to all things arachnid。 I learned some fascinating things about spiders and it definitely increased my understanding of their roles in nature。 Rather than feel fear， I marvelled at their complexity。 A very important step in tackling my arachnophobia！ I would expect this attractive hardback would be of interest to anyone interested in spider taxonomy。 It’s likely also to find a place in the natural history section of both school and public libraries。 。。。more

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