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1 online resource (377 pages) : illustrations |
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Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Methods; Anatomy; Definition of orb-weaving spiders; Nature of orb webs; Ecribellate webs; Cribellate webs; Production and uses of silk; Venoms; Habitats and diets; Reproduction; Family Uloboridae; Key to genera of Uloboridae; Genus Hyptiotes Walckenaer; Genus Uloborus Latreille; Family Tetragnathidae; Key to genera of Tetragnathidae; Genus Glenognatha Simon; Genus Leucauge White; Genus Tetragnatha Latreille; Genus Pachygnatha Sundevall; Genus Metellina Chamberlin & Ivie; Genus Meta C.L. Koch; Family Araneidae; Key to genera of Araneidae |
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Genus MastophoraHolmbergGenus Mangora O. Pickard-Cambridge; Genus Micrathena Sundevall; Genus GeaC. L. Koch; Genus ArgiopeAudouin; Genus Cyclosa Menge; Genus Neoscona Simon; Genus AculepeiraChamberlin & Ivie; Genus Larinioides di Caporiacco; Genus Araniella Chamberlin & Ivie; Genus AraneusClerck; Genus CercidiaThorell; Genus EustalaSimon; Genus SingaC. L. Koch; Genus HypsosingaAusserer; Genus Zygiella F.O. Pickard-Cambridge; Genus AcanthepeiraMarx in Howard; Genus AcanthepeiraMarx in Howard; Genus Larinia Simon; Genus MetepeiraF. O. Pickard-Cambridge; Family Theridiosomatidae |
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Genus TheridiosomaO. Pickard-CambridgeGlossary; References; Index |
| Summary |
Orb-weaving spiders spin the wheel-shaped webs often seen on dewy mornings in meadows and hedges, or on the walls and the eaves of buildings. This manual provides descriptions, illustrations, and taxonomic keys for the identification of the 94 species of these spiders represented in Canada and neighboring regions. Like the previous volumes in the series Insects and Arachnids of Canada this guide is destined to be extremely useful to both professional biologists and amateur naturalists. This volume covers collecting methods, anatomy, and reproduction in detail. Also present in this volume is a |
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Print version record |
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Orb weavers -- Canada
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Orb weavers -- Canada -- Geographical distribution
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Orb weavers -- Alaska
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Orb weavers -- Alaska -- Geographical distribution
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Spiders -- Canada
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Spiders -- Canada -- Geographical distribution
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Spiders -- Alaska
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Spiders -- Alaska -- Geographical distribution
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Spiders -- Geographical distribution
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Spiders
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Orb weavers
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Canada
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Alaska
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Dondale, Charles D
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| ISBN |
9780660192604 |
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0660192608 |
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