Britain's Spiders: A Field Guide - Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition

Description

A comprehensively updated edition of an identification guide that was named a Guardian Best Nature Book of the Year Now in a comprehensively revised and updated new edition, Britain's Spiders is a guide to all 38 of the British families, focussing on spiders that can be identified in the field. Illustrated with a remarkable collection of photogr

Lawrence Bee is an ecological consultant and educator and the author of the Field Studies Council's Guide to House and Garden Spiders. Geoff Oxford, a biologist who taught at the University of York for more than four decades, is an authority on spider colour variation and speciation. Helen Smith is a conservation biologist who leads the conservation programme for the UK's endangered Fen Raft Spider. This book is produced in collaboration with the British Arachnological Society, of which all three authors are active members.

"One of Radio Times's "books of the year from our columnists"" "How many different spiders do you think we have here in the UK? Over 400 of them are detailed in this truly incredible book by WILDGuides . . . don't be scared of them . . . find out more about them and you may get hooked, like me!"---Kate MacRae, @katemacrae, Twitter "The guide has the feel of a group of experts (the authors) always peering over your shoulder and offering advice - pointing out important diagnostic features or suggesting the next section of the key to read and understand, till you finally arrive at the correct species name. . . . packed with information about the British spider fauna and is a 'must-have' for any entomologist wishing to study arachnids."---John Badmin, British Journal of Entomology and Natural History "Super book."---Eric Brown, News Shopper "For beginners or indeed anyone who does not already own a copy of this guide it is a must have volume that provides a comprehensive and easy to use introduction to this fascinating group. The authors are to be congratulated on improving an already excellent guide and producing a gateway to what was once perceived as a difficult and demanding group. "---Peter Smithers, Antenna "Outstanding guide . . . an essential purchase for the dedicated naturalist."---Roy Stewart, British Naturalist's Association "A brilliant book collection . . . each volume is a colourful, fact-filled introduction to the animals, insects, plants and habitats that makes watching wildlife so fascinating."---Stuart Winter, Sunday Express