Britain's Spiders (WILDGuides): A Field Guide - Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition: 77 (WILDGuides of Britain & Europe)

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I can't think of a field guide to any group of organisms that is more densely packed with information than this guide to Britain's spiders. I strongly suspect that many arachnologists of the future will have been inspired by their encounter with this field guide.

Geoff Oxford, a biologist who taught at the University of York for more than four decades, is an authority on spider colour variation and speciation.The Species Accounts are clear and concise, helped by the superb color photographs which accompany them. Individual accounts cover 395 of Britain's approximately 670 species, with the limitations to field identification clearly explained. While these UK spiders aren't usually dangerous to humans, if they get caught in your clothing they might give you a little nip on the skin. This is a guide that will revolutionise the study of British spiders, allowing confident field identification of many species and encouraging a new cohort of natural historians to take a closer look at these extraordinary creatures. Placing a spider in the correct family from general appearance becomes easier with experience, but is an essential first step in naming the species.

An essential companion to Roberts if you wish to pursue a serious interest in the identification of British spiders. Now in a comprehensively revised and updated new edition, Britain's Spiders is a guide to all 38 of the British families, focussing on spiders that can be identified in the field. Illustrated with a remarkable collection of photographs, it is designed to be accessible to a wide audience, including those new to spider identification.The authors are to be congratulated on a the completion of a herculean task that has made spiders accessible to a wider audience.