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In the tradition of Sue Hubbell's Book of Bees, here is an engrossing and exploration of the spider in myth, history, and scientific fact. Paul Hillyard, a specialist on spiders at the Natural History Museum in London for 20 years, explores the intriguing legends surrounding spiders and offers a provocative examination of the lives of these beautiful, mystical, sometimes terrifying creatures.

"[A] work as beguiling as its itsy-bitsy subject."

Andrea Higbie, New York Times Book Review, 10/20/1996

"A fine, pleasantly avuncular compendium of arachnoid lore from Hillyard, a specialist at London's Natural History Museum....[H]e has gathered a fascinating social history, one any web-weaving critter can be proud of....Dryly humorous and, appropriately, captivating. As creatures who need all the friends they can get, spiders should proclaim a Hillyard Day."

Kirkus, 05/01/1996

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