Paperback. Australians have a lovehate 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 The most comprehensive account of Australian spiders ever published. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia (Paperback)
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne
Publication Date: 2017
Language: English
ISBN 10: 064310707X
ISBN 13: 9780643107076
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia covers all known Australian spider families, using over 1300 stunning color photographs to enable identification of commonly encountered spiders to the family level and, in some cases, to genus and species. Highly accurate and vetted by experts, it contains the most up-to-date taxonomy information and is the most comprehensive account of Australian spiders ever published. With more than two-thirds of Australian spiders yet to be scientifically described, this field guide sets the scene for future explorations of our extraordinary Australian fauna.

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Robert Whyte is an honorary researcher in arachnology at the Queensland Museum. 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 travelled extensively around Australia and other parts of the world studying and photographing spiders.

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