Britain's Spiders (WILDGuides): A Field Guide - Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition: 77 (WILDGuides of Britain & Europe)

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Britain's Spiders (WILDGuides): A Field Guide - Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition: 77 (WILDGuides of Britain & Europe)

Britain's Spiders (WILDGuides): A Field Guide - Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition: 77 (WILDGuides of Britain & Europe)

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This well-illustrated guide includes all of the 34 families known to occur in Britain. Two identification keys are presented. The first uses morphological characters that are visible under low-power magnification; the second key, a tabular guide, includes a range of behavioural and ecological characters. Sections on spider morphology, biology, ecology and a glossary are also provided. The most humane way to capture a spider is to trap it beneath a wide-rimmed glass and then slide a piece of card under the glass to make a lid and contain the spider inside. Then release the spider unharmed into the garden. Do spiders crawl up plugholes? Information on how to record spiders and make your records count, and guidance on how to take your interest further

Now in a comprehensively revised and updated new edition, Britain’s Spiders is a guide to all 38 British families, focussing on spiders that can be identified in the field. Illustrated with photographs, it is designed to be accessible to a wide audience, including those new to spider identification.All-told, the book indicates that 34 species are identifiable in the field, with practice, without capture and a further 92 are identifiable in the field, with practice, if captured and examined carefully in a spi-pot. I stress the words ‘ with practice’ since, just like bird or moth ID, beginners should not expect to be able to identify all of these as soon as they start; it may take years of practice to sharpen the eye and appreciate the subtle, but very real, differences between some species. Jones-Walters, L. M. 1989. Keys to the families of British spiders. AIDGAP. Shrewsbury: Field Studies Council. A very useful key when first starting out with spiders. Placing a spider in the correct family from general appearance becomes easier with experience, but is an essential first step in naming the species. What to look for: The goldenrod crab spider has some colour variation, appearing white, yellow or green, They often have red lines on either side of their abdomen. Their abdomen is bulbous and their front legs have a crab-like appearance, hence their name. The female is much larger than the male. This is a guide that will revolutionise the study of British spiders, allowing confident field identification of many species and encouraging a new cohort of natural historians to take a closer look at these extraordinary creatures."

Love them or loathe them, many garden spiders may be found inside the house as autumn progresses. If you're not keen on spiders, the smell of citrus such as lemon or orange is thought to repel them in a wildlife-friendly way. Jones, D., Ledoux, J-C. & Emerit, M. 2001. Guide des araignées et des opilions d’Europe. Lonay, Switzerland: Delachaux et Niestlé. Four spot orb-weaver ( Araneus quadratus) The four spot orb weaver spider usually weaves webs between adjacent plants/Credit: GettySpider ID with Microscopes which is more like the ‘traditional’ ID course where we work with preserved specimens in the classroom and introduce the idea of definitive ID by examination of reproductive organs and other microscopic features. Upcoming course: Sept 6th, Preston Montford, Shropshire Next there are a couple of really useful sections - a ‘Guide to webs’ and a ‘Guide to egg-sacs’. When one really starts to look at spiders in the field, their webs and egg sacs become central to your observations. During both our engagement and field ID courses, we talk a lot about silk and, in particular, webs (or absence thereof); not only as useful identification features but also for what they tell us about the fascinating biology and ecology of the different groups. So I was really pleased to see these dedicated sections. Introductory chapters on the biology of spiders, and where, when and how to find them, including equipment needed in the field



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