Preface 7 Prologue 9 1 Introducing the Arachnids 10 2 Scorpions: 30 Scorpiones 3 Pseudoscorpions: 52 Pseudoscorpiones 4 Vinegaroons: 68 Thelyphonida (Uropygi) 5 Short-Tailed Whipscorpions: 80 Schizomida 6 Tailless Whipscorpions: 88 Amblypygi 7 Microwhipscorpions: 98 Palpigradi 8 Harvestmen: 102 Opiliones 9 Wind Spiders: 114 Solifugae 10 Ticks and Other Mites: 124 Parasitiformes and Acariformes 11 Spiders: 148 Araneae, the Eight-Legged Puzzle 12 Tarantulas, Trapdoor Spiders, and Their Kin: 164 Mygalomorphs 13 Orb Weavers: 184 Araneidae, Tetragnathidae, and Uloboridae 14 Irregular Web Builders: 196 Theridiidae, Nesticidae, Leptonetidae, Diguetidae, Dictynidae, and Pholcidae 15 Crevice Weavers, Ground Weavers and Sheet Web Builders: 220 Sicariidae, Filistatidae, Plectreuridae, Zoropsidae, Titanoecidae, Amaurobiidae, Oecobiidae, Linyphiidae, and Agelenidae 16 Jumping Spiders: 236 Salticidae 17 Lynx Spiders: 260 Oxyopidae 18 Crab Spiders: 266 Thomisidae, Sparassidae, Philodromidae, Selenopidae, and Zoropsidae 19 Sand Spiders and Wolf Spiders: 274 Homalonychidae and Lycosidae 20 Ghosts, Goblins, Pirates, and Other Wandering Hunters: 284 Mimetidae, Corrinidae, Trachelidae, Gnaphosidae, Caponiidae, Dysderidae, Oonopidae, Anyphaenidae, Miturgidae, Eutichuridae, and Liocranidae 21 Fishing Spiders: 296 Pisauridae and Trechaleidae 22 Spitting Spiders: 306 Scytodidae 23 In the Company of Arachnids 314 Acknowledgments 317 References 318 Index of Common and Scientific Names 323
Jillian Cowles is a clinical microbiologist, naturalist, and photographer. Her photographs have appeared in numerous books and publications, including The Bees in Your Backyard and Bugs Rule! (both Princeton), as well as museum displays, art exhibits, and murals.
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