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This beautifully illustrated guide to the spiders of North America, north of Mexico, provides over 1400 illustrations and keys to the genera in 68 spider families. Over 550 genera are included. The manual contains 72 chapters and a wealth of information including an introduction to spider morphology, natural history, collecting techniques and preservation methods; an overview of the current status and most recent developments in spider evolutionary history; a key to the 68 families of spiders found in North America, north of Mexico; keys to the genera in each of these 68 families; an etymological dictionary explaining the derivation of the names of spider genera and families; and a well illustrated glossary.

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The editors of this manual, Darrell Ubick, Pierre Paquin, Paula E. Cushing and Vince Roth, are all well known arachnologists. Over 30 other equally well known arachnologists from the U.S., Europe, and South America, are chapter authors. This manual replaces Vince Roth's "Spider Genera of North America."

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  • Spiral-bound: 377 pages
  • Publisher: American Arachnological Society; Spi edition (October 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0977143902
  • ISBN-13: 978-0977143900
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #338,806 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This project had its formal genesis in 1972, during the first meeting of the American Arachnological Society in the Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona where Vince Roth suggested a collaborative effort to produce a catalog and identification keys to Nearctic spiders. Read the first page
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embolic division, cheliceral retromargin, male palpus, median apophysis, patellar apophysis, male palpal tibia, pars cephalica, palpal patella, abdomen concolorous, endites parallel, epigynal scape, female epigynum, tarsi with two claws, terminal apophysis, anterior metatarsi, male palpal organ, tibial apophysis, anterior tibiae, colulus present, dorsal scape, particular semantic point, strongly procurved, entelegyne spiders, copulatory ducts, apical apophysis
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Spiders of North America, Darrell Ubick, United States, South America, New World, Baja California, Appalachian Mountains, Old World, British Columbia, New Mexico, Rocky Mountains, American Arachnological Society, Know the Spiders, Note Roth, Silva Davila, Barros Machado, Great Lakes
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5.0 out of 5 stars Taking it to the next level, September 25, 2007
This review is from: Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual (Spiral-bound)
This is a very cool book, but it is not a field guide. It is a very well organized and illustrated scientific key. It has one purpose and one purpose only. Determine the genus (the level of identification above species) of the spider you have captured, and provide references to publications that discuss the species in that genus. To utilize this book you should have or be prepared to purchase a dissecting microscope. In many cases to complete a rigorous identification you will need to count setae (hairs), examine fangs or dissect and examine the gonads of the specimen. It is also important to realize that some identifications require killing the spider. One may attempt to skip steps in the key requiring dissection, but that of course introduces complexity and reduces the certainty of your identifications. In some cases dissection may simply be required. Another thing to note is that this manual is for use in the laboratory, or other environment whe you can manipulate the specimen. It is basically useless for field identification.

If you are disappointed by the above description and were hoping to identify live spiders kindly left in your back yard, the unfortunate reality is that spiders are complex little critters and identification beyond the family level is painstaking. The authors cannot be faulted for that, as it is simply a fact of life.

This is clearly a good book for the scientist or graduate student. It is also a good book for someone like me who has a biology degree, is not working in the field, but has been continually vexed by the lack of specificity in field guides. It may even be a good book to give to an aspiring high-schooler who has a genuine interest in biology, particularly spiders or insects, but ONLY if you also give them a stereo dissecting microscope too. This book is not for children below high school, and not for children or adults who have only a casual interest in spiders.
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27 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars GREAT FOR THE SCIENTIST, NOT THE NATURE LOVER, January 16, 2007
By Crys Cassano (Rochester, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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The description of this book said it had thousands of illustrations (oh, yes, it does; they're just illustrations of the mandibles, the thoraxes, and the eyes of spiders~~they're most, if not all, black and white drawings, and you'd be hard put to figure out which spider these various parts came from); Amazon's function where you can take a look inside showed nothing much of the actual content of the book. Pay close attention to the title: It is a MANUAL, not an identification GUIDE. It is VERY technical, and unless you have a degree in something relating to the invertebrates, you'll find this book anything but user-friendly. It looks more like the schematic for repairing your home computer than an identification guide for spiders. I bought this as a Christmas gift for a spider maniac, but I (and he) was terribly disappointed. I doubt the recipient will ever use it.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A "must" for any arachnologist, January 4, 2007
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This book allows one to identify most spiders of North America to genus level. The book comes with excellent depictions of taxonomic characters so identification is aided by visual cues. An added bonus is that even though species-level identifications are not always found in the book, it gives you references as to where to find the species-level taxonomic guides. This is a great help when one is trying to ID a specimen to the species level. Another great feature of this book is the organization. The beginning of the book holds a key to families and the rest of the book are those families and the taxonomic guides to the genera within them. Excellent book. I could not do my research without it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Science Manual
Amazing book for those involved in the scientific study of spiders, or highly advanced hobbiests. This is not for casual people by any means.
Published on August 29, 2008 by B. Walker

5.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff.
This book has been extremely helpful with learning spider anatomy and associated terminology. It is very accurate in description of subtle markers necessary for correct... Read more
Published on August 22, 2008 by Jennifer B. Price

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent book
This book is a excellent guide to all people that want to identify North American spiders as well as to all arachnologysts and non arachnologisty people of the world.
Published on January 20, 2008 by David F. Candiani

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If you are really serious about spider ID, this book is a must have. Very thorough keys, very easy to use.
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This is a superb key, the best I have ever come across to any invertebrate group. What makes it unique is the good quality line drawings illustrating every step in the key. Read more
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