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OverviewAustralians have a love–hate relationship with spiders. Some spiders, such as the Redback and the Sydney Funnelweb, inspire fear. Yet Peacock Spiders, with their colourful fan-spreading courtship dances, have won rapturous appreciation worldwide. A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia uses photographs of living animals to help people identify many of the spiders they encounter. 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. This field guide will be enjoyed by naturalists and anyone with an interest in learning more about Australia's incredible arachnids. Recipient of the 2018 Whitley Certificate of Commendation for Field Guide Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert Whyte , Greg AndersonPublisher: CSIRO Publishing Imprint: CSIRO Publishing Weight: 1.133kg ISBN: 9780643107076ISBN 10: 064310707 Pages: 464 Publication Date: 01 June 2017 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsRead no further - unless you are willing to fall in love with spiders. Submitting to the pages that follow could change your life... --Tim Low, excerpt from the Foreword It may just change your mind about arachnids, and help you identify many of the spiders you have encountered. Not all are scary! -- Ally Jackson * Gardening Australia, August 2017 * -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, excerpt from the Foreword Author InformationRobert Whyte is an honorary researcher in arachnology at the Queensland Museum, having developed an interest in spiders with the encouragement of arachnologist Robert Raven. He has participated in five Bush Blitz biodiscovery expeditions in remote parts of Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland. He is an accomplished editor, author and journalist, with skills in photography and publication design. Greg Anderson is a biomedical research scientist and heads the Chronic Disorders Program at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Brisbane. He has been interested in spiders since his early life in Newcastle and has travelled extensively around Australia and other parts of the world studying and photographing spiders. He has a particular interest in Comb-footed Spiders. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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