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The truth about these weird &
wonderful creatures
Arachnids dispels common myths and
misconceptions to reveal the truth about these weird, wonderful and
often beautiful creatures.
With the use of examples from around the globe, the book brings together
the current knowledge of the world of arachnids. It describes in
accessible language their unique biology, adaptable anatomy and often
unusual behaviour. Did you know that spiders often show a high level of
parental care, with some actually regurgitating food for their babies?
Or that a scorpion’s sting is not in its tail?
The class of Arachnida does not consist of spiders alone but also
contains ten other orders including harvestmen, ticks and mites,
scorpions, palpigrades, schizomids and many others which are lesser
known.
Museum Curator Janet Beccaloni explores each of the eleven orders, their
varied habitats and their often complex relationships. She also explains
arachnid courtship, feeding techniques, defence strategies, silk
production, as well as the unusual practice of autotomy – the deliberate
shedding of a body part.
Illustrated by many interesting and often bizarre facts, and with over
200 striking photographs and artworks, this accessible reference will
appeal to arachnid enthusiasts and those with a wider interest in the
natural world.
Hard cover & dust jacket. 320 pages. approx. 253mm
X 192mm. First Edition (2009).
ISBN
9780643096974. RRP
$69.95
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