Spiders: The Ultimate Predators
by Stephen Dalton
Spiders: The Ultimate Predators Spiders are tops." -- British Wildlife "The hair-raising factor will attract even arachnophobic teens. One is tempted to think there is no such thing as a dull spider. "I have neve
Book Details :
- Title: Spiders: The Ultimate Predators
- Author: Stephen Dalton
- Rating: 4.61 (423 Votes)
- Asin: 1554079756
- Format Type: Paperback
- Number of Pages: 208 Pages
- Publish Date: 2011-08-17
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"I have never warmed much to spiders they are too creepy Well, I'm wrong and this book has changed my mind. Spiders are tops. One is tempted to think there is no such thing as a dull spider."
-- British Wildlife "The hair-raising factor will attract even arachnophobic teens."
-- BooklistSpiders provides information on habitat, hunting techniques, anatomy, general characteristics and location of spiders, the most successful of all terrestrial predators in the world. Stephen Dalton has chosen to focus on spiders' hunting methods and provides fascinating information on the astonishing array of techniques spiders use for catching their prey: trapping in webs, lassoing, jumping, stealing, chasing, ambushing, spitting, fishing, masquerading as other animals and even attracting prey by mimicking the prey's pheromones. The spiders are grouped by their method of hunting:
- Nocturnal hunters
- Trappers: orderly webs
- Daylight: visual hu
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