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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Children are naturally drawn to the living things that surround us. All types of creatures, great and small, fascinate the young child. These cards introduce children not only to the wondrous variety of living things, but also to the way we organize these creatures into zoological groups. This packet contains 12 subjects that show the diversity of arachnids as a class (including goldenrod spider, tick, scorpion, and more) in a 3-part format. A wonderful literacy-building teaching material, 3-part cards are standard in Montessori classrooms. Use the photo-only card as flash cards in vocabulary lessons and for sorting activities. Use all 3-parts with children who are beginning to read single words. Children read the separate word label, match it to the picture, and then check their own work with the labeled cards. This makes it possible for beginning readers to practice reading anytime, without help all while immersing themselves in scientific discovery. How wonderful. ... Read more

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Arachnids," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Arachnids in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Arachnids when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Arachnids, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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Colorful and useful - to an extent
The first thing that becomes obvious as you open the book is the brilliance of the fantastic photography throughout. It is also one of the book's shortcomings - this unrealistic beauty allows the reader to set unrealistic expectations. Considering the fact that this is a beginner's guide, this book contains a number of things a beginner isn't likely to need and that should have been relegated to an expert's manual. Among these things are the breeding guidelines that are present in every species' description. Likewise, several very important things have not been covered in sufficient depth. The section on feeding is quite limited. More space should have been alotted to heating and UV lamps. Vivarium construction isn't covered in nearly enough detail. There are no guidelines for picking out healthy animals at the stores, and the two-page "Health" spread isn't nearly sufficient. There are also descriptions of some 140 species of reptiles (including snakes and turtles), amphibians, and arthropods (tarantulas, stick insects, etc.). The sections on non-chordates (insects) are especially scant, given the degree to which the average beginner is unfamiliar with these. Each entry contains handy icons gauging aggressiveness, food preferences, number of offspring, environment, and the average difficulty of keeping the specific animal alive. And, of course, the ever-present, brilliant photographs. Generally, an underwhelming effort that nevertheless opens up several possibilities. ... Read more

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Insects and arachnids display the most impressive diversity of mating and social behavior among all animals. This book investigates sexual competition in these groups, and the variety of ways in which males and females pursue, persuade, manipulate, control and help one another, enabling us to gain a better understanding of how conflicts and confluences of interest evolve together. Each chapter provides a comprehensive review of mating systems in particular insect and arachnid groups, discusses intrinsic and extrinsic factors responsible for observed mating strategies, and suggests fruitful avenues for further research. The book culminates in a synthesis, reviewing the data in terms of the theory of sexual conflict. This broad-based book will be of immense value to students and researchers interested in reproductive strategies, behavioral ecology, entomology and arachnology. ... Read more

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Tarantulas and other aachnis.
one of the best little books, great information, magnific pictures and easy to understand care and all aspects for Tarantula breeding and keeping. hope they continue research and publishing more new tips.

Tarantulas and other arachnids,Good begginners book
This book was a great help when it came to aspects of arachnid keeping such as feeding, living conditions and mating.This was my first book when I was begginning to keep Tarantulas and it taught me what I needed to know about keeping my pet happy and comfortable.It also was very informative when it came to the biology of the arachnids and explianed about everything from thier fangs to thier spinnerets. The only major problem I found with this book is it's insufficient explaination of spider habits and psychology.Because I was a begginner I wasn't sure how my spider felt and what it's different reactions to events meant. This book is excellent for begginners and I would recommend it to anyone starting out with arachnids although anyone with interests in arachnids behaviour then you should possibly consider a book which concentrates on it.

tarantulas and other arachnids
This is a well written, very informative book covering just about all aspects of tarantula care.It is a must for the beginners, and still helpful to the more experienced.Covering the basics of anatomy, husbandry, handling, breeding, etc..Good amount of species specific information, too.Housing requirements for aboreals, opportunistic burrowers, obligate burrowers, is very informative.Great book.

A must read
I'm new to Tarantula keeping and needed a reference which was well researched informative and easy to understand. Sam Marshall's book is allof these things and more. The books many illustrations are also veryhelpful. Great for newcomers to the hobby.

Tarantulas and Other Arachnids bySamuel D. Marshall
This is a brilliant book if you have not owned a arachnid before, as it tells you a lot about keeping your first one. Is has a good chapter on foodfor them, and it tells you how to house and breed them very clearly andsimply. Probably the only bad point is that it specialises in tarantulas sothere is nut very much information on other arachnids such as huntingspiders, Windscorpions etc. but if you want to keep a tarantula it is avery cheap and good book, which will definately help you. ... Read more

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What spider is the most poisonous in the world? Find out in this unprecedented exploration of the incredible creatures in the world around us. Each title focuses on weird and wonderful examples of creatures that are not the norm after an introduction descr

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This publication is the second supplement to the 1992 catalog and updates information from 1995 to the end of 1999. A bibliography including over 1300 references is included. A complete index to all species names, both valid and invalid, of the world fauna Scolytidae and Platypodidae is included. Approximately 7000 species of Scolytidae and 1500 species of Platypodidae occur throughout the world. For workers in forestry and agriculture, the sheer volume of names and literature references represents a formidable obstacle to research. The present publication, used in combination with the 1992 catalog and the 1997 supplement, provides research workers with the most up-to-date information on the bionomics of the Scolytidae and Platypodidae available. ... Read more

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Strong Descriptions of Known Species by noted author
Dr.Joseph Teskey in his book on Tabanidae gives strong descriptivedrawings and instructions for identification of tabanidae inAlaska;allowing the scientist to notice or create statistical studies onvariation and evolution of species ... Read more

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Fascinating facts and exciting experiments to keep kids busy as bees: flies walk on food to learn if it's good to eat. Bugwise gives kids a close look at the astonishing world of bugs with fantastic facts and illustrated directions for 30 indoor and outdoor science projects. Includes an index and illustrations. ... Read more

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"Everything you need for 24 complete lessons." ... Read more

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Great Science Adventures-What a Resource!!!
Great Science Adventures by Dinah Zike is amazing. It seamlessly includes a lesson plan. These books are non-consumable and can be used to teach the general sciences, plants, human body, solar system, etc. What's really great is that different ages can use the same book. For instance, the vocabulary ranges from food to digestion to ganglia. A pre-reader can tell mom what the insect eats, the eight year can look up digestion, and the twelve year old can learn the scientific word for the parts of the insect. There's more! The activities do more than repeat the information, they are fun, creative, and not at all time consuming. This is a resource to add to the library!

Great resource!
My children loved this!It was easy to use, gave them interesting activities to do while learning, and was a great deviation from the normal boring reading.A great homeschool resource! ... Read more

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Gives lots of facts about arachnids, especially spiders, such as how they make webs, hunt, communicate, look after their young, and defend themselves. ... Read more