Web Watching

A Guide to Webs & the Spiders That Make Them

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

Your Guide to Spiders and Their WebsWe see webs everywhere, but do you know which spider made each web? And for what purpose? This user-friendly guide by award-winning science teacher and lifelong spider watcher Larry Weber helps you untangle the mystery of spider webs and demystify the many purposes of silk. Did you know that spiders have up to seven silk glands and that each produces a different type of silk? The complex process of building a giant orb web is explained in detail. Over 40 species of spiders and their webs are discussed here in detail, with over 200 color photos and 50 illustrations.Web Watching was a Silver Winner in the Nature & Environment category of the 31st Annual IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards for excellence in book publishing.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-02-22
Mått:152 x 228 x 10 mm
Vikt:317 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:144
Förlag:Stone Ridge Publishing
ISBN:9780990915874

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Mer om författaren

Larry Weber has the perfect name for a lifelong spider and web watcher. He was a science teacher for more than 40 years and received the Minnesota Secondary Science Teacher of the Year and the National Biology Teacher Association’s Middle School Life Science Teacher of the Year awards. He has a weekly radio phenology program, a phenology column for a local newspaper and is one of the founders of the Minnesota Phenology Network. Larry taught University for Seniors for several years and also teaches many Minnesota Master Naturalist courses. He is also the author of Butterflies of the North Woods, Spiders of the North Woods, Fascinating Fungi of the North Woods, Backyard Almanac, Webwood: Seasons of Life in the North Woods, and Minnesota Phenology. Larry lives on an old farmstead in Carlton County, Minnesota, where daily walks keep him in tune with the phenology of our northern flora and fauna.

Innehållsförteckning

1 A Guide to Web Watching2 Spider Classification3 Insect & Spider Comparison4 Spider External Anatomy8 Spider Internal Anatomy9 Spinnerets & Silk10 Silk Glands12 Spider Silk13 Types of Webs17 Other Uses for Silk17 Web Construction24 Web Destruction25 Web Watching TipsSPECIES ACCOUNTS28 COB WEBS--30 Theridiidae--36 Pholcidae--38 Dictynidae40 SHEET WEBS--42 Linyphiidae--48 Hahnidae50 FUNNEL WEBS--52 Agelenidae--56 Amaurobiidae58 ORB WEBS--60 Araneidae--106 Tetragnathidae--116 UloboridaePHOTO GALLERIES120 Insects Caught in Webs122 Dewy Webs124 Frosty Webs125 Snowy Web126 Dusty Webs127 Seeds in Webs130 Other Silk Constructions132 Man-made Web Substrates133 Titles of Interest134 Photo Credits135 Index