Britain s Spiders A Field Guide 2nd Edition Lawrence Bee

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• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0691204748
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0691204741
• Author:  Lawrence Bee (Author), Geoff Oxford (Author), Helen Smith (Author), Nick Baker (Foreword)

Now in a comprehensively revised and updated new edition, Britain’s Spiders is a guide to all 38 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, 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 404 species―all of Britain’s “macro” spiders and the larger money spiders, with the limitations to field identification clearly explained. This new edition includes nine species new to Britain, many recent name changes, updated distribution maps and species information, new guides to help identify spider families and distinctive species, and the latest species checklist.

• A guide to spider families, based on features recognizable in the field, focussing on body shape and other characteristics, as well as separate guides to webs and egg-sacs
• Detailed accounts and more than 700 stunning photographs highlight key identification features for each genus and species, and include information on status, behaviour and habitats
• Up-to-date distribution maps, and charts showing adult seasonality
• Introductory chapters on the biology of spiders, and where, when and how to find them, including equipment needed in the field
• A complete list of the spiders recorded in Britain, indicating the ease of identification as well as rarity and conservation status
• Information on how to record spiders and make your records count, and guidance on how to take your interest further
• New to this edition: coverage of nine species new to Britain, updated species information and distribution maps, identification guides to spider families and distinctive species, and the latest species checklist

Table of contents:

1. Contents
2. Foreword
3. Introduction
4. Spider anatomy – naming the parts
5. Glossary
6. Spider biology
7. Anatomy – a brief overview
8. Silk production
9. Webs
10. Retreats
11. Courtship and mating
12. Egg-sacs
13. Development and growth
14. Dispersal
15. Longevity
16. Parasites
17. Food capture and feeding
18. Coloration
19. Spiders and people
20. When, where and how to find spiders
21. Essential equipment
22. Additional equipment
23. Collecting techniques
24. IDENTIFYING SPIDERS
25. Guide to spider families and genera
26. Guide to webs
27. Guide to egg-sacs
28. Introduction to the species accounts
29. THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS (see also the following two pages)
30. Accidental imports
31. Working in the field
32. Recording spiders
33. Legislation and conservation
34. Legislation
35. Red Lists
36. British Rarity Status
37. Amber List
38. List of British spiders
39. Further reading and useful websites
40. The British Arachnological Society
41. Acknowledgements and photographic credits
42. Index

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