Field guide to the spiders of California and the Pacific Coast states / text by R. J. Adams, illustrations by Tim D. Manolls.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, Richard J.

Contributor:

Manolls, Tim D.

Series:

California natural history guides

California Natural History Guides ; 108

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spiders--California--Identification.

Spiders.

Spiders--Pacific States--Identification.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (454 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With over 40,000 described species, spiders have adapted to nearly every terrestrial environment across the globe. Over half of the world's spider families live within the three contiguous Pacific Coast states-not surprising considering the wide variety of habitats, from mountain meadows and desert dunes to redwood forests and massive urban centers. This beautifully illustrated, accessible guide covers all of the families and many of the genera found along the Pacific Coast, including introduced species and common garden spiders. The author provides readers with tools for identifying many of the region's spiders to family, and when possible, genus and species. He discusses taxonomy, distribution, and natural history as well as what is known of the habits of the spiders, the characters of families, and references to taxonomic revisions of the pertinent genera. Full-color plates for each family bring to life the incredible diversity of this ancient arachnid order.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Spider Family Accounts

Glossary

Additional Resources

References

Index

About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 29, 2013).

ISBN:

9780520276611

0520276612

9780520957046

0520957040

OCLC:

862050334