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The Private Life of Spiders

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New Holland Publishers, 2007 - Spiders - 160 pages
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF SPIDERS explores a fascinating world of competition and a fight for survival. Join arachnid expert Paul Hillyard on a tour of some of the most remarkable and diverse spiders, from the solitary bird-eating tarantula to the African Sheet Web Spider, which can live in colonies of over one thousand individuals. Featuring species from all around the world and in a range of different habitats. Illustrated with over 100 superb colour photographs highlighting the beauty and diversity of spiders. With information on spider anatomy, behaviour, reproduction and social organisation, as well as on web construction and hunting techniques.
  

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Review: The Private Life of Spiders. Paul Hillyard

User Review  - Chris - Goodreads

Arachnophobes, beware! You all might want to hake everything good about this review and reverse it, but you knew that already. It's informative with beautiful pictures. However, the many random hyphenations and sans-serif kerning really brought the experience down. Read full review

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User Review  - Jen - Goodreads

I checked out this book from our library because I'm currently painting a series on the five senses. After a little research I chose the spider to represent the sense of touch but not without a little ... Read full review

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Contents

Chapter
8
Social Spiders
124
Chapter 9
134
Glossary
150
Index
156
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