Field Guide to the Spiders of California and the Pacific Coast States

✍ Scribed by Richard J. Adams

Publisher: University of California Press
Year: 2014
Tongue: English
Leaves: 453
Series: California Natural History Guides; 108
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

With over 40,000 described species, spiders have adapted to nearly every terrestrial environment across the globe. Over half of the world’s spider families live within the three contiguous Pacific Coast states—not surprising considering the wide variety of habitats, from mountain meadows and desert dunes to redwood forests and massive urban centers. This beautifully illustrated, accessible guide covers all of the families and many of the genera found along the Pacific Coast, including introduced species and common garden spiders. The author provides readers with tools for identifying many of the region’s spiders to family, and when possible, genus and species. He discusses taxonomy, distribution, and natural history as well as what is known of the habits of the spiders, the characters of families, and references to taxonomic revisions of the pertinent genera. Full-color plates for each family bring to life the incredible diversity of this ancient arachnid order.

✦ Table of Contents

CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Spider Family Accounts
Glossary
Additional Resources
References
Index
About the Authors

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