What do spiders eat? How many eyes does a spider have? Which kind of spider lives underwater? In this book you'll find the answers and lots more about the fascinating world of spiders.
It also explores why people are so frightened by spiders and shows that those fears are largely unfounded. Accompanied by Meryl Henderson’s beautiful and illuminating paintings, this book perfectly hits the mark for budding entomologists.
Identify specific spiders. Explore their behavior, life cycle, mating habits, geographical location, anatomy, enemies, and defenses.
Not all spiders are scary!
Provides an introduction to the spider, covering its physical characteristics, habits, prey, and relationships to human beings.
Not all spiders are scary!
Simple text and photographs describe the physical characteristics and habits of spiders.
Your skin is sure to crawl when you read all about tarantula spiders!
Inroduces spiders, describing the physical characteristics, predatory behavior, and feeding habits of such spiders as the tarantula, black widow, water spider, and orb-weaver.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Your skin is sure to crawl when you read all about trapdoor spiders!