Text and illustrations introduce the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of various species of spiders.

Provides information on the identification, life cycle, and habitats of spiders, as well as on how to collect and care for them as pets.

Introduces the physical characteristics, diet, life cycle, and habitat of spiders.

This book is a critical resource for curious naturalists who want to understand this ubiquitous and ecologically critical component of our biosphere. “Common Spiders of North America is an exceptionally well constructed and illustrated ...

A female green lynx spider takes up residence in the Gardener's okra patch, where she captures an assortment of flying and crawling creatures. The Gardener names her Delilah. He is drawn into her world as he observes her daily routine.

Millions of baby spiders burst out of egg sacs each day.

... Green Lynx Spiders Green lynx spiders (genus Peucetia, family Oxyopidae) are brilliant apple green in color with many spines sticking out perpendicularly from their legs (Fig. 9.3). Although they are most often green, they can change ...

Jillian Cowles. Oxyopes tridens. The female trident lynx spider constructs her egg sac in low vegetation such as grasses and then guards it. 1. Oxyopes salticus female. The striped lynx spider can be. the fact that the female spider still ...

... green lynx spiders (Peucetia viridans, pl. 45) and P. longipalpis (pl. 45). Ranging from 8.1 to 21.6 mm (.32 to .85 in.) in length, they live in brushy fields, gardens, and grasslands across much of California. Both have a vivid-green ...