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anyone have this or is it worth buying?

Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual
by D. Ubick, P. Paquin, P.E. Cushing, V. Roth

also interested in these

Spiders of the Eastern United States: A Photographic Guide (Paperback)
by W. Mike, Ph.D. Howell, Ronald L., Ph.D. Jenkins

Neurobiology of Arachnids (Hardcover)
by Friedrich G. Barth (Editor)

The Evolution of Social Behaviour in Insects and Arachnids (Paperback)
by Jae C. Choe (Editor), Bernard J. Crespi (Editor)

if anyone could reccomend any other good text pls let me know
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Yes, thanks.

I would also like to recommend (as a layperson) the book "A Spider's World: Senses and Behavior" by Friedrich G. Barth. It's a translation, well done, and Prof. Barth writes in a very personable and engaging manner. Even so, this is a book for the hardcore spider fan or professional student. You will learn more than you ever wanted to know about the physiology, specifically the sensory systems, of spiders. The book is beautifully prepared, with many illustrations, figures and charts. The direct testing and measurement of spider physiology that Prof. Barth and his research assistants have been able to perform is amazing and recounted in great detail. For non-professionals, like myself, I recommend that you enjoy his writing and depth of knowledge, taking away what you can and wish to, and simply skip over the technical details, physics, and math that are too complicated to follow.

To offer you a taste of his writing:
"As far as research is concerned, Cupiennius salei (Keyserling 1887) first came to light in Munich's large indoor marketplace. Among the culinary delights on offer there were imported tropical fruits, and these proved quite regularly to harbor zoological rarities."
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"Whatever ingenious forms of behavior a spider may use for hunting, and however acute the senses used to detect prey, in the end it is poison that settles the matter."

-Kevin
 
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I can recommend the below book. It is informative and useful in identifying spiders to the genus level.

syndicate said:
anyone have this or is it worth buying?

Spiders of the Eastern United States: A Photographic Guide (Paperback)
by W. Mike, Ph.D. Howell, Ronald L., Ph.D. Jenkins
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has anyone read this one?
Title : The Evolution of Mating Systems in Insects and Arachnid
Author : Jae C. Choe~Bernard J. Crespi
 
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arachnojules

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also try Spiders of Connecticut (Connecticut. State Geological and Natural History Survey) by B. J Kaston

it's from the 40s, but a good reference nonetheless. no flashy pics, but a good key :)
 
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Ganoderma said:
anyone read this one? according to amazon its good...but then most sound good.... anyone here have any thoughts?

Biology of Spiders by Rainer F. Foelix

here is amazon link. http://www.amazon.com/Biology-Spide..._bbs_sr_1/002-7126568-5014460?ie=UTF8&s=books
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yeah def a nice book.bought my copy from amazon aswell
arachnojules also try Spiders of Connecticut (Connecticut. State Geological and Natural History Survey) by B. J Kaston

it's from the 40s, but a good reference nonetheless. no flashy pics, but a good key
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would love to see this book.ill try and search for it
 
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