Britain's Spiders - A field guide

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Britain’s Spiders is a photographic guide to all 37 of the British families, focussing on spiders that can be identified in the field.... Show more

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Product description

Series	WILDGuides
Authors	Lawrence Bee, Geoff Oxford and Helen Smith
Language	Engels
ISBN	9780691204741
Publisher	Princeton University Press
Pages	480
Size	22 x 16 cm
Format	Paperback
Illustrations	Rijk aan kleurenfoto's
Year published	2nd edition 2020

Britain’s Spiders is a photographic guide to all 37 of the British families, focussing on spiders that can be identified in the field. Illustrated with a remarkable collection of photographs, it is designed to be accessible to a wide audience, including those new to spider identification. This book pushes the boundaries of field identification for this challenging group by combining information on features that can be seen with the naked eye or a hand lens with additional evidence from webs, egg-sacs, behaviour, phenology, habitats and distributions. Individual accounts cover 395 of Britain’s approximately 670 species, with the limitations to field identification clearly explained.

As the first photographic field guide to British spiders to be published since 1989, this book fills a major gap in the resources available to everyone with an interest in this fascinating, diverse and important group of animals.

More than 700 stunning photographs
Includes a guide to spider families, based on features recognisable in the field, focussing on body shape and other characteristics, as well as separate guides to webs and egg-sacs
Detailed accounts highlight key identification tips for each genus and species, and include information on status, behaviour and habitats
Features up-to-date distribution maps, and charts showing adult seasonality
Introductory chapters explore the biology of spiders, and where, when and how to find them, including equipment needed in the field
Contains a complete list of the spiders recorded in Britain, indicating the ease of identification as well as rarity and conservation status
Provides information on how to record spiders and make your records count, and guidance on how to take your interest further

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Article number: 9780691204741
EAN: 9780691204741

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Prima boek! Er staan 2 manier in om spinnen op familie te brengen. Door de overlap met Nederland in arachnofauna is dit boek ook hier goed te gebruiken. De foto's zijn van uitstekende kwaliteit en geven de juiste details weer. Het nadeel is dat er bij veel soorten een microscoop nodig is om deze definitief op naam te krijgen. Daarvoor is dit boek niet geschikt. Het is een uitgebreide kennismaking met de spinnen van de UK.

Posted by: Wout Winkelhorst on 5 November 2024