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    The private life of spiders / Paul Hillyard.

    By: Hillyard, P. DMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2008Description: 160 p. : col. ill. ; 33 cmISBN: 9780691135526; 0691135525Subject(s): Spiders | Spiders -- Pictorial worksDDC classification: 595.44 LOC classification: QL458.4 | .H554 2008
    Contents:
    Background to spiders -- Spiders that hunt -- Spiders that build webs -- Tarantulas and trapdoor spiders -- silk factory -- Mating and breeding -- use of venom -- Social spiders -- Spiders and humans -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index.
    Summary: Presents an illustrated guide to the anatomy, behavior, social organization, reproduction, hunting techniques, and web construction of a variety of spiders from around the world.
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    Includes bibliographical references (p. 155) and index.

    ch. 1. Background to spiders -- ch. 2. Spiders that hunt -- ch. 3. Spiders that build webs -- ch. 4. Tarantulas and trapdoor spiders -- ch. 5. The silk factory -- ch. 6. Mating and breeding -- ch. 7. The use of venom -- ch. 8. Social spiders -- ch. 9. Spiders and humans -- Glossary -- Further reading -- Index.

    Presents an illustrated guide to the anatomy, behavior, social organization, reproduction, hunting techniques, and web construction of a variety of spiders from around the world.

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