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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.
- Sales Rank: #102881 in Books
- Brand: Brand: University of California Press
- Published on: 2012-12-18
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 10.00" h x .90" w x 7.00" l, 2.50 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 288 pages
- Used Book in Good Condition
Review
"People with an interest in North American spiders should enjoy this book."--Ian Paulsen"Birdbooker Report/The Guardian" (02/17/2013)
"This is a fabulous book, worthy of a place on the bookshelves of any arachnological library."--David Penney"British Arachnological Society Newsletter" (04/01/2013)
"High quality." "We only wish we had had access to this book when we were first learning the sometimes difficult art of spider identification."--Paula E. Cushing"American Entomologist" (03/01/2015)
People with an interest in North American spiders should enjoy this book. --Ian Paulsen"Birdbooker Report/The Guardian" (02/17/2013)"
"This is a fabulous book, worthy of aplace on the bookshelves of any arachnological library."--David Penney"British Arachnological Society Newsletter" (04/01/2013)"
"Bradley s admiration of and attention to these animals is evident. . . The result is not only a remarkable compendium of information about conspicuous spiders in North America, but a gateway to their study and appreciation. --Paula E. Cushing "American Entomologist ""
From the Inside Flap
“Common Spiders of North America is an exceptionally well constructed and illustrated guide that fills a large gap in America's natural history guides. It will stimulate scientific research and public interest in one of the most diverse and abundant of all animal groups.”--Edward O. Wilson, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
“Bradley provides a very well written introduction to the biology, natural history, collection, and identification of spiders and provides stunningly beautiful illustrations of nearly 500 common species found in North America. This book is designed to be used by all arachnophiles (and brave arachnophobes) from young to old and from backyard naturalist to scientist. No other field guide on this subject provides such detailed information and illustrations about so many species. It is a must-have for anyone interested in nature and the animals with whom we share this planet.”--Paula E. Cushing, co-author of Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual
About the Author
Richard Bradley is an Associate Professor Emeritus at the Ohio State University, Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology. He earned his Ph.D. in Biology at the University of New Mexico, studying the population biology of scorpions, and has been an active researcher and teacher since 1972, publishing on the behavior and ecology of birds, scorpions, and spiders.
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38 of 39 people found the following review helpful.
At Last a Color Guide to North American Spiders
By David B Richman
Up front I have to note that I know Richard Bradley and also many of the people mentioned in his acknowledgements. In fact I am mentioned there as well, although my contribution was certainly minimal. After the production of "Spiders of North America", by Ubick, Paquin, Cushing, and Roth, it was noted that, while that book was very useful for professional arachnologists, it could not be easily used by the general public. It was, in fact, not meant to be a popular manual. Richard Bradley took on this task to produce the current volume with the encouragement of Paula Cushing and others at the American Arachnological Society, as well as some important financial support from the Society and an anonymous donor (we had one also with the production of "Spiders of North America.") The final result is quite remarkable, with very detailed and beautiful color illustrations by artist Steve Buchanan and a text that covers 469 of the several thousand known species, and examples from all 68 known spider families found in the geographical area covered.
This is by far the most complete treatment of the North American spider fauna for the general public and because Richard had the resources of the American Arachnological Society to draw on, it is also the most up to date on the taxonomy of the families, genera and species covered. It does have a family key, but not a generic or species key. The "Spiders of North America" is basically a very detailed generic key and such a key is, by necessity, very technical. Instead, in "Common Spiders of North America" the reader is guided by the excellent illustrations and descriptions to at least a good starting point to check more specialized literature and Internet sites. It was not possible, unfortunately, to insert the illustrations in the text area, and so there is the usual page flipping needed to match text and illustration. The quality of both text and illustrations should make up for the problem to a large degree.
As one who worked on the production of the more technical "Spiders of North America," I can well appreciate the difficulties involved in publishing a guide such as Bradley's "Common Spiders." I can only say that Richard has done a fantastic job on this book, which should allow most common (and many not so common) spiders to be identified at least to the most likely group of species. This book should prove invaluable to lay person and professional alike. I recommend it very highly. If you need just one book on North American spiders, this is it!
35 of 36 people found the following review helpful.
Illustrated Spider Book
By Daphne
Received this book about a week ago and was immediately impressed by the excellent color drawings from Steve Buchanan. According to the back cover "This book is designed to be used.............from backyard naturalist to scientist" and strives to "...simplify the identification of spiders based on a few features of their body and behavior."( p. 31). Accordingly, it starts with an introduction to spider behavior, silk production and use, anatomy, prey catching methods and much more. Dichotomous keys are presented to identify spider families by their webs. To do this in the field one has to take the book along which weighs 2lb and 10oz and does not easily fit into a pocket with its 7 x 10 1/4 inches. Some of the other criteria used to identify spider families are the number and arrangement of eyes (p. 31), the number and arrangement of the spinnerets (p. 32). Even the author admits that some of these structures may not always be easily observed with a hand magnifier provided the spider cooperates. 469 species of spiders are depicted in outstanding drawings contained in 82 plates. This sounds like a lot, however considering the vast area covered - all of North America with the exception of Mexico - with climates ranging from subtropical to arctic as well as habitats from desert to high mountains, only a rather limited number of species within each ecological niche is covered. In the color plates each species is labeled by its scientific name and in some cases also by a common name. Regrettably, the genus is in almost all cases abbreviated with the first letter. For instance plate one has S. rufipes - red legged purseweb spider (sic), A. unicolor, S. abboti, and A. riversi - turret spider (sic). The abbreviation of the genus name seems to be common practice among taxonomists but a non-taxonomist, like me, has to look up each scientific name on the page preceding the plate. This is too bad because there is plenty of space in the plates to spell out the genus name. The mentioned preceding page provides the full scientific and common name (if there is one), TBL (total body length, I assume) of female and male, as well as "see page... " with more info on the spider further back in the Spider Accounts section of the book. Each page preceding the color plates is 1/2 to 2/3 empty. This would be more than enough space to indicate in what region of North America this spider can be found which is very useful for identification. Also a hint at similar looking spiders would be helpful. The Index refers a few times to the "color section" of the book. I skimmed through the book without finding this "color section" which is also not mentioned in Contents. Only after a thorough search did I find the 2 pages that comprise "color section" immediately following the color plates. I wanted to look up Lycosidae = Wolf Spiders in the color plates. Found Lycosidae in Contents and was referred to the Spider Accounts section which is by the way not listed in Contents. So I looked in the Index where again, the color plates for Lycosidae were not given. The plates are only listed with specific Wolf Spider species described in the Spider Accounts section. The information is all there one is just constantly referred from one section of the book to another.
Hopefully the outstanding color drawings in this book will spark new interest in spiders and this book is a good starting point for the novice spider enthusiast but is of interest to more seasoned arachnophils. Better organization would make this book more user friendly.
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful.
Great content, but don't like the organization
By G. Davis
I have several spider guides. This is by far the most thorough guide in it's coverage of North American species. Because of that, I like this book a lot. However, it does have a few flaws relative to my needs. 1) I bought the Kindle version and always debate whether it is the right choice, especially for a field guide (but I can put it on my iPad for portability). 2) The spider "paintings(?) aren't as sharp as I feel they should be - I always seem to get better detail in printed guides. 3) On the Kindle, the spider illustration plates face identification information from the previous (or next page) so you have to flip back and forth continuously. I'm not sure that the paper book has the same issue. 4) I much prefer guides which have the write-up adjacent to the plates. This book is done the "old fashioned" way of separating illustrations from descriptions and I find that annoying. 5) The publisher of this book appears to produce an electronic edition as an afterthought (not the first time I've noticed that). They really should take more care to produce an electronic book which is appropriate to the format and takes advantage of the format.
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