Trap-Door Spiders
Trap-Door Spiders

Author: Emily Wilson

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2016-07-16

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 1499420668

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Trapdoor spiders get their name from the trapdoor-like entrance they make to their underground burrows. Made of silk, soil, and plant matter, a trapdoor spider’s habitat is an interesting study in bug behavior. Readers will be fascinated to learn all about the trapdoor spider through this volume, which is written to support elementary science curricula. The information-rich text explores the life of a trapdoor spider with a special focus on their burrows and the behaviors that keep these spiders close to or under the ground. Readers also learn about the spider’s role in its ecosystem, its life cycle, and physical and behavioral features. Fact boxes, color photographs, and age-appropriate text are designed to make learning fun.

Trap-Door Spiders and Other Amazing Predators
Trap-Door Spiders and Other Amazing Predators

Author: Rebecca E. Hirsch

Publisher: Lerner Publications ™

Published: 2017-01-01

Total Pages: 43

ISBN-13: 1512436690

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Lots of animals hunt prey to survive. Many of them attack with sharp teeth and claws. But did you know that some animals have sneaky and clever ways of hunting? Trap-door spiders hide until just the right moment. A peacock mantis shrimp packs a powerful punch. And killer whales swim, dive, and work together. The animals in this book use lures, traps, and teamwork to catch their prey. Read this book to learn all about predators and their unique hunting tactics!

Trap-Door Spiders
Trap-Door Spiders

Author: Emily Wilson

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2016-07-16

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 1508149631

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Trapdoor spiders get their name from the trapdoor-like entrance they make to their underground burrows. Made of silk, soil, and plant matter, a trapdoor spider’s habitat is an interesting study in bug behavior. Readers will be fascinated to learn all about the trapdoor spider through this volume, which is written to support elementary science curricula. The information-rich text explores the life of a trapdoor spider with a special focus on their burrows and the behaviors that keep these spiders close to or under the ground. Readers also learn about the spider’s role in its ecosystem, its life cycle, and physical and behavioral features. Fact boxes, color photographs, and age-appropriate text are designed to make learning fun.

Spiders
Spiders

Author: Gail Gibbons

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Published: 2018-01-01

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1430130628

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"...bright illustrations and simple text, pleasantly presented in read-along form, should be welcomed by budding entomologists." -School Library Journal

Deadly Spiders
Deadly Spiders

Author: Matt Turner

Publisher: Hungry Tomato ®

Published: 2017-01-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 151243597X

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With their unique ability to spin silk that is stronger than steel, spiders make cunning traps as well as beautiful webs. This book brings you up close to these brilliant engineers, aerial acrobats, and super-successful predators. Discover the trap-door spider that can pull 38 times its own weight, the diving bell spider that lives its whole life in water, the bird-dropping spider that is a master of disguise, and more! Learn some fascinating secrets about the world's most interesting—and deadly—spiders. You'll never look at your eight-legged friends the same way again!

The Silken Web
The Silken Web

Author: Bert Brunet

Publisher: Raupo

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13:

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A natural history of Australian spiders, providing an overview of spiders, their evolution, anatomy, predators, and their silk and its uses. The book then groups Australian spiders according to their uses of silk, rather than in the more traditional taxonomic order.

Super Spiders
Super Spiders

Author: Pam Holden

Publisher: Flying Start Books

Published: 2020-12-07

Total Pages: 16

ISBN-13: 1776547004

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Many people think that spiders are insects. But spiders are different to insects. Their bodies have two main parts, not three. They have eight legs, not six. What else do you know about spiders?

Spiderwatch
Spiderwatch

Author: Bert Brunet

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781876334499

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New Edition. A comprehensive guide for those who wish to find, identify and understand Australian spiders.Illustrated with an identification guide, colour drawings and photographs, Spiderwatch is an easy-to-use and practical field manual. It contains advice on where to find spiders and how to draw, photograph and take notes on them as well as on anatomy and evolution. More than 100 of the most frequently encountered Australian spiders are depicted. Most of these are described in detail, with information on toxicity, habitat and prey capture. As well, Spiderwatch includes facts on Australia's dangerous spiders and advice on first aid.

A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia
A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia

Author: Robert Whyte

Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING

Published: 2017-06

Total Pages: 465

ISBN-13: 0643107088

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Australians have a love–hate relationship with spiders. Some spiders, such as the Redback and the Sydney Funnelweb, inspire fear. Yet Peacock Spiders, with their colourful fan-spreading courtship dances, have won rapturous appreciation worldwide. A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia uses photographs of living animals to help people identify many of the spiders they encounter. Featuring over 1300 colour photographs, it is the most comprehensive account of Australian spiders ever published. With more than two-thirds of Australian spiders yet to be scientifically described, this book sets the scene for future explorations of our extraordinary Australian fauna. This field guide will be enjoyed by naturalists and anyone with an interest in learning more about Australia's incredible arachnids.

Common Spiders of North America
Common Spiders of North America

Author: Richard A. Bradley

Publisher: University of California Press

Published: 2019-11-12

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 0520315316

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Spiders are among the most diverse groups of terrestrial invertebrates, yet they are among the least studied and understood. This first comprehensive guide to all 68 spider families in North America beautifully illustrates 469 of the most commonly encountered species. Group keys enable identification by web type and other observable details, and species descriptions include identification tips, typical habitat, geographic distribution, and behavioral notes. A concise illustrated introduction to spider biology and anatomy explains spider relationships. This book is a critical resource for curious naturalists who want to understand this ubiquitous and ecologically critical component of our biosphere.