| Description |
xvi, 229, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Originally published: 2010. |
| Summary |
Leslie Brunetta and Catherine L. Craig tell the intriguing story of how spiders evolved over 400 million years to add new silks and new uses of silk to their survival "toolkit." In the telling, they describe the trials and triumphs of spiders as they use silk to negotiate an ever-changing environment, and they show how natural selection acts at the genetic level and as individuals struggle for survival. -- Cover, p. [4]. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Spider webs.
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Spiders -- Anatomy.
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Spiders, Fossil.
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Spiders -- Evolution.
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| Added Author |
Craig, Catherine Lee.
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| ISBN |
9780300181463 paperback |
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0300181469 paperback |
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