A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia

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Australians have a love-hate relationship with spiders. Spiders inspire fear, especially dangerous species such as the Redback and Sydney Funnelweb. Yet, Peacock Spiders, whose males spread a colourful fan and wave their legs in a courtship dance to impress females, have won rapturous appreciation worldwide.

A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia uses photographs of live animals to enable identification of commonly encountered spiders to the family level and, in some cases, to genus and species. Featuring over 1300 colour photographs, it is the most comprehensive account of Australian spiders ever published. With more than two-thirds of Australian spiders yet to be scientifically described, this book sets the scene for future explorations of our extraordinary Australian fauna.

For a sneak peek of A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia check out this CSIRO blog post.

"Read no further - unless you are willing to fall in love with spiders. Submitting to the pages that follow could change your life..." ~ Tim Low

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780643107076
Published: June 2017

Number of pages: 464
Width: 148 mm
Height: 215 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing