Part of the wildly popular Te Papa Te Taiao NatureSeries, Native Spiders of Aotearoa is an accessible, handsomely illustratedguide to fifty of New Zealand’s most interesting native arachnid species, mostof which are endemic to New Zealand. Written by Te Papa entomology curator Phil Sirvid, NativeSpiders includes curator notes on each species, insights into the museum’sfieldwork and collections and detailed drawings by specialist illustrators. A beautiful little hardback designed by award-winningdesigner Tim Denee, it’s an ideal keepsake or gift that can be used in thebackyard or out in the natural world.
