Amazing Arachnids / Jillian Cowles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cowles, Jillian, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arachnida--Southwest, New--Pictorial works.

Arachnida.

Arachnida--Southwest, New.

Spiders--Southwest, New--Pictorial works.

Spiders.

Spiders--Southwest, New.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : 754 color photos.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

A richly illustrated and up-close look at the secret lives of spiders and other arachnidsThe American Southwest is home to an extraordinary diversity of arachnids, from spitting spiders that squirt silk over their prey to scorpions that court one another with kissing and dancing. Amazing Arachnids presents these enigmatic creatures as you have never seen them before. Featuring a wealth of color photos of more than 300 different kinds of arachnids from eleven taxonomic orders--both rare and common species-this stunningly illustrated book reveals the secret lives of arachnids in breathtaking detail, including never-before-seen images of their underground behavior.Amazing Arachnids covers all aspects of arachnid biology, such as anatomy, sociality, mimicry, camouflage, and venoms. You will meet bolas spiders that lure their victims with fake moth pheromones, fishing spiders that woo their mates with silk-wrapped gifts, chivalrous cellar spiders, tiny mites, and massive tarantulas, as well as many others. Along the way, you will learn why arachnids are living fossils in some respects and nimble opportunists in others, and how natural selection has perfected their sensory structures, defense mechanisms, reproductive strategies, and hunting methods.Covers more than 300 different kinds of arachnids, including ones new to scienceFeatures more than 750 stunning color photosDescribes every aspect of arachnid biology, from physiology to biogeographyIllustrates courtship and mating, birth, maternal care, hunting, and defenseIncludes first-ever photos of the underground lives of schizomids and vinegaroonsProvides the first organized guide to macroscopic mites, including photos of living mites for easy reference

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Prologue

CHAPTER 1. Introducing the Arachnids

CHAPTER 2. Scorpions: Scorpiones

CHAPTER 3. Pseudoscorpions: Pseudoscorpiones

CHAPTER 4. Vinegaroons: Thelyphonida (Uropygi)

CHAPTER 5. Short-Tailed Whipscorpions: Schizomida

CHAPTER 6. Tailless Whipscorpions: Amblypygi

CHAPTER 7. Microwhipscorpions: Palpigradi

CHAPTER 8. Harvestmen: Opiliones

CHAPTER 9. Wind Spiders: Solifugae

CHAPTER 10. Ticks and Other Mites: Parasitiformes and Acariformes

CHAPTER 11. Spiders: Araneae, the Eight-Legged Puzzle

CHAPTER 12. Tarantulas, Trapdoor Spiders, and Their Kin: Mygalomorphs

CHAPTER 13. Orb Weavers: Araneidae, Tetragnathidae, and Uloboridae

CHAPTER 14. Irregular Web Builders: Theridiidae, Nesticidae, Leptonetidae, Diguetidae, Dictynidae, and Pholcidae

CHAPTER 15. Crevice Weavers, Ground Weavers, and Sheet Web Builders: Sicariidae, Filistatidae, Plectreuridae, Zoropsidae, Titanoecidae, Amaurobiidae, Oecobiidae, Linyphiidae, and Agelenidae

CHAPTER 16. Jumping Spiders: Salticidae

CHAPTER 17. Lynx Spiders: Oxyopidae

CHAPTER 18. Crab Spiders: Thomisidae, Sparassidae, Philodromidae, Selenopidae, and Zoropsidae

CHAPTER 19. Sand Spiders and Wolf Spiders: Homalonychidae and Lycosidae

CHAPTER 20. Ghosts, Goblins, Pirates, and Other Wandering Hunters: Mimetidae, Corrinidae, Trachelidae, Gnaphosidae, Caponiidae, Dysderidae, Oonopidae, Anyphaenidae, Miturgidae, Eutichuridae, and Liocranidae

CHAPTER 21. Fishing Spiders: Pisauridae and Trechaleidae

CHAPTER 22. Spitting Spiders: Scytodidae

CHAPTER 23. In the Company of Arachnids

Acknowledgments and Photo Credits

References

Index of Common and Scientific Names

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

9781400890187

1400890187

OCLC:

1035435562