Spiders and Their Kin

Author: Herbert W. Levi
Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1466862459
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 163

Book Description
This eBook is best viewed on a color device. Enjoy and Learn! Expert Knowledge! Easy-to-Read! This introduction to the diverse yet little known world of spiders is packed with concise, accurate information. With full-color pictures and readable text, this guide identifies representative species and describes: Their characteristics and habits Growth, courtship and enemies Where they are found Includes information on poisonous species and how to collect, preserve, and raise spiders.

Insects

Author: Herbert S. Zim
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1582381291
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
A guide to North American insects which describes their life, reproduction cycles and feeding habits. Also includes a range guide.

Common Spiders of North America

Author: Richard A. Bradley
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN: 0520315316
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 284

Book Description
Spiders are among the most diverse groups of terrestrial invertebrates, yet they are among the least studied and understood. This first comprehensive guide to all 68 spider families in North America beautifully illustrates 469 of the most commonly encountered species. Group keys enable identification by web type and other observable details, and species descriptions include identification tips, typical habitat, geographic distribution, and behavioral notes. A concise illustrated introduction to spider biology and anatomy explains spider relationships. This book is a critical resource for curious naturalists who want to understand this ubiquitous and ecologically critical component of our biosphere.

Butterflies and Moths

Author: Robert T. Mitchell
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1582381364
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 164

Book Description
This book illustrates in full color 423 of the most common, wide-spread, important, or unusual North American species of Lepidoptera.

Spiders of the World

Author: Norman I. Platnick
Publisher:
ISBN: 1782407502
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 259

Book Description
Spiders of the World explores the huge diversity of spider species and their fascinating traits, with profiles of 117 families accompanied by expert commentary and beautiful photographs.

Weeds

Author: Alexander Campbell Martin
Publisher: Golden Guides from Saint Martin's Press
ISBN: 9780307243539
Category : Weeds
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A guide to the plants that cause billions of dollars annually in crop loss and control measures including information on the harm that weeds cause, their benefits from weeds, and major habitats.

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

Author: Richard J. Adams
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520957040
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 454

Book Description
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.

Sharks

Author: Andrea Gibson
Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1466864869
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
This eBook is best viewed on a color device. At last, a fantastically illustrated new addition to the classic nature guide series. A Golden Guide to Sharks, like all the books in the series, presents a general overview of its subject in accessible prose, illuminated by detailed illustrations of the species discussed. Its directness enables it to be appreciated by young and mature audiences alike.

Poisonous Animals

Author: Edmund D. Brodie
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9781582381473
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 170

Book Description
This guide is an introduction to the major groups of poisonous animals in the world, including the most deadly species.

Hallucinogenic Plants

Author: Richard Evans Schultes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781667135809
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
What are hallucinogenic plants? How do they affect mind and body? Who uses them - and why? This unique Golden Guide surveys the role of psychoactive plants in primitive and civilized societies from early times to the present. The first nontechnical guide to both the cultural significance and physiological effects of hallucinogens, HALLUCINOGENIC PLANTS will fascinate general readers and students of anthropology and history as well as botanists and other specialists. All of the wild and cultivated species considered are illustrated in brilliant full color. A Brilliant accompaniment to R G Wasson's Soma Divine Mushroom of Immortality and R G Wasson's Wondrous Mushroom.