A field guide to spiders of Australia.
Whyte, Robert and Greg Anderson.
Language: English
Published by Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, (2025, 2017
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Andrew Isles Natural History Books, Prahran, VIC, AustraliaAndrew Isles Natural History Books
AbeBooks seller since August 13, 1997
Condition: Used
£ 27.09
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
reprint).Octavo, paperback,452 pp.,colour photographs. This excellent field guide uses photographs of live animals to enable identification of commonly encountered spiders to the family level and, in some cases, to genus and species. Featuring over 1,300 colour photographs, this is the most comprehensive account of Australian spiders ever published. With more than two-thirds of Australian spiders yet to be scientifically described, this book sets the scene for future explorations of our extraordinary Australian fauna. AUTHOR INFORMATION: Robert Whyte is an honorary researcher in arachnology at the Queensland Museum. He is an accomplished editor, author and journalist, with skills in photography and publication design. Greg Anderson is a biomedical research scientist and heads the Chronic Disorders Program at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Brisbane. He has travelled extensively around Australia and other parts of the world studying and photographing spiders. FEATURES: Covers all known Australian spider families and illustrated with over 1300 stunning colour photographs. Highly accurate and vetted by experts with up-to-date taxonomy. …
Seller Inventory # 39593
- Title
- A field guide to spiders of Australia.
- Author
- Whyte, Robert and Greg Anderson.
- Publisher
- Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, (2025
- Publication year
- 2017
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 064310707X
- ISBN 13
- 9780643107076
This definitive guide to the subject, written by experts in the field, offers a window into a fascinating world. Notorious species such as the Redback and the Sydney Funnel-web sit alongside less well known but equally intriguing spiders such as the ant-mimics and net-casting spiders. The introduction covers spider structure, evolution, reproduction, silk and venom, together with peculiarities of the family within an Australian context.
The two main sections of the book deal with Trapdoor Spiders and Modern Spiders, and within each section there is a chapter on each of the 80 or so spider families that occur in Australia. Each is illustrated with beautiful photographs of the subjects, with more than 30 images per family for some of the larger groups such as the jumping spiders, and many rare images never before published.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Robert Whyte is an honorary researcher in arachnology at the Queensland Museum, having developed an interest in spiders with the encouragement of arachnologist Robert Raven. He has participated in five Bush Blitz biodiscovery expeditions in remote parts of Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland. He is an accomplished editor, author and journalist, with skills in photography and publication design.
Greg Anderson is a biomedical research scientist and heads the Chronic Disorders Program at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Brisbane. He has been interested in spiders since his early life in Newcastle and has travelled extensively around Australia and other parts of the world studying and photographing spiders. He has a particular interest in Comb-footed Spiders.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Andrew Isles Natural History Books
Prahran, VIC, Australia
Shipping rates from Australia to U.S.A.
| Item | 10 to 27 business days | 10 to 28 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 23.17 | £ 23.17 |
Payment methods
Store description
We hold world class stocks of natural history books and ship anywhere in the world
Specialty
invertebrates insects butterflies shells, botany geology palaeontology, birds mammals reptiles frogs, in print, antiquarian and secondhand, natural historyAssociation member
Seller's business information
Andrew Isles Natural History Books
VIC, Australia
Terms of sale
We accept Paypal and the following credit cards: Visa, Mastercard, American Express.
We also accept cheques in Australian dollars, US dollars and Pounds Sterling.
Postage will be charged at cost in Australian dollars. We send all books by Economy Air unless you request otherwise.
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Andrew Isles Natural History Books, Prahran, Victoria, Australia, +61 3 9510 5750, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required.