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An accessible field guide to more than 500 of the most commonly found spider species in North AmericaOf the more than 49,000 species of spider worldwide, some 4,000 are in North America. Spiders of North America explores more than 500 of the most common and interesting spiders found in this region of the world. This richly illustrated guide begins with an overview of spiders—what they are exactly, how they can be found, how they develop, and why they are important. The book features information on all the major spider guilds: sensing web weavers, sheet web weavers, orb web weavers, space web weavers, ambush hunters, ground active hunters, other active hunters, and spider hunters. Chapters contain accessible descriptions for identifying members of each spider family, including helpful tips for distinguishing members of similar families, and details at the genus and species levels. Stunning color photographs and informative distribution maps accompany the text.Useful descriptions for identification of each spider familyStunningly detailed macro and in-situ photographsInformation on all the major spider guildsHandy distribution maps

Spiders. --- North America. --- Acariformes. --- Agelenopsis. --- Agriculture. --- Amaurobiidae. --- Amazon basin. --- American Arachnological Society. --- An Essay on the Nature and Significance of Economic Science. --- Ant spider. --- Anthropomorphism. --- Antihumanism. --- Apex predator. --- Arachnid. --- Arachnology. --- Araneus. --- Ballooning (spider). --- Barn spider. --- Bolas spider. --- Book lung. --- Brown marmorated stink bug. --- Brown recluse spider. --- Button spider. --- Calamistrum. --- Caponiidae. --- Capuchin monkey. --- Cephalothorax. --- Chelicerae. --- Chemical defense. --- Cockroach. --- Cornea. --- Ctenophora. --- Cybaeidae. --- Database. --- Dermis. --- Diagram. --- Drosophila. --- Drusilla (Buffy the Vampire Slayer). --- Dwarf tarantula. --- Egg case (Chondrichthyes). --- Female. --- Fire salamander. --- Flagellation. --- Fungus. --- Gas duster. --- Golden silk orb-weaver. --- Hagiography. --- Hobo spider. --- Horned lizard. --- Huntsman spider. --- Iconography. --- Insect. --- Intertidal spider. --- Jewel spider. --- Jumping spider. --- Larinioides cornutus. --- Larva. --- Leopard shark. --- Leptoctenus. --- Mesothelae. --- Myrmarachne formicaria. --- Neopisinus. --- Neoscona crucifera. --- Neoscona. --- New class. --- Old-growth forest. --- Opisthosoma. --- Orb-weaver spider. --- Papal primacy. --- Parasitism. --- Peat. --- Phidippus audax. --- Phidippus clarus. --- Phidippus. --- Political party. --- Pulex. --- Ray spider. --- Ricinulei. --- Sac spider. --- Scale insect. --- Selenops. --- Skittles (confectionery). --- Southern house spider. --- Species description. --- Sphodros rufipes. --- Spider anatomy. --- Spider bite. --- Spider silk. --- Spider web. --- Spider. --- Spinneret (spider). --- Tarantula. --- Texas brown tarantula. --- The Exodus. --- Theridiidae. --- Thoracica. --- Vespula germanica. --- Wolf spider. --- World Spider Catalog. --- Zorocrates. --- Zoropsidae.