Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual

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By D. Ubick, P. Paquin, P.E. Cushing and V. Roth (eds)
American Arachnological Society, 2005
ISBN: 0-9771439-0-2
Cite: 35548

Guide to spider families and genera found in North America north of Mexico. Includes ID keys and hundreds of black and white illustrations. The keys and figures are quite technical, so beginners may want to look elsewhere. On the other hand, armed with the anatomy figures in the introduction, it can't hurt to dive in and get started! My only gripe so far is that it does not provide much information about specific species.

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Contributed by Mike Boone on 26 October, 2005 - 4:58pm
Last updated 29 October, 2005 - 9:47am

I agree with Mike

There really isn't enough info about specific species. But in the long run, this has been one of my favorites.

… Mandy Howe, 14 October, 2009 - 1:53am

is this book worth getting?

I bought this book, and I have to say it is the best identification guide I have ever seen for any group of orgainsims. If you want to identify spiders in North America, this is THE book to have.

… Ceuthophilus, 20 November, 2005 - 1:02pm

Manual

Ordered mine five months ago and it is still not here. Hopefully it will arrive soon now.

… Herschel Raney, 26 October, 2005 - 5:02pm

Today

I ordered mine last year and it arrived just today! Maybe they gave me first dibs. :)

… Mike Boone, 26 October, 2005 - 5:04pm

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