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The orb-weaving spiders of Canada and Alaska / Charles D. Dondale ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- The\Insects and Arachnids of Canada
- The insects and arachnids of Canada, 0706-7313 ; pt. 23
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Orb weavers--Canada.
- Orb weavers.
- Orb weavers--Canada--Geographical distribution.
- Orb weavers--Alaska.
- Orb weavers--Alaska--Geographical distribution.
- Spiders--Canada.
- Spiders.
- Spiders--Canada--Geographical distribution.
- Spiders--Alaska.
- Spiders--Alaska--Geographical distribution.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (378 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Ottawa : NRC Research Press, c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Orb-weaving spiders spin the wheel-shaped webs often seen on dewy mornings in meadows and hedges, or on the walls and the eaves of buildings. This manual provides descriptions, illustrations, and taxonomic keys for the identification of the 94 species of these spiders represented in Canada and neighboring regions.
- Contents:
- Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Methods; Anatomy; Definition of orb-weaving spiders; Nature of orb webs; Production and uses of silk; Venoms; Habitats and diets; Reproduction; Family Uloboridae; Family Tetragnathidae; Family Araneidae; Family Theridiosomatidae; Glossary; References; Index
- Notes:
- Co-published by Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, Research Branch.
- Issued by the National Research Council of Canada.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-366) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786610452149
- 9781280452147
- 1280452145
- 9781459300446
- 1459300440
- 9780660192604
- 0660192608
- OCLC:
- 70748739
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