04781nam a22006255i 4500 978-3-031-70448-2 DE-He213 20251030114920.0 cr nn 008mamaa 250104s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031704482 978-3-031-70448-2 10.1007/978-3-031-70448-2 doi QL360-599.82 PSVT bicssc SCI070020 bisacsh PSV thema Nentwig, Wolfgang. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 90147 House Spiders - Worldwide [electronic resource] / by Wolfgang Nentwig, Jutta Ansorg, Paula E. Cushing, Yvonne Kranz-Baltensperger, Christian Kropf. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XVI, 224 p. 164 illus., 137 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Part I. General Part -- Understanding and Recognizing Spiders -- What are Spiders? -- How Did we Select Our House Spiders? -- Identification Key for Families -- Part II. Systematic Part -- Funnel-Web Spiders (Agelenidae) -- Hackled Mesh-Weavers (Amaurobiidae) -- Orb-Weavers (Araneidae) -- Yellow Sac Spiders (Cheiracanthiidae) -- Intertidal Spiders (Desidae) -- Mesh-Weavers (Dictynidae) -- Woodlouse Hunters (Dysderidae) -- Crevice Weavers (Filistatidae) -- Ground Spiders (Gnaphosidae) -- Sheet-Weavers (Linyphiidae) -- Pirate Spiders (Mimetidae) -- Disc Web Spiders (Oecobiidae) -- Goblin Spiders (Oonopidae) -- Cellar Spiders (Pholcidae) -- Jumping Spiders (Salticidae) -- Tube-dwelling Spiders (Segestriidae) -- Flatties (Selenopidae) -- Recluse Spiders (Sicariidae) -- Giant Crab Spiders (Sparassidae) -- Cobweb Spiders (Theridiidae) -- Hackled Orb-weavers (Uloboridae) -- False Wolf Spiders (Zoropsidae). To avoid any misunderstandings: this book is not about spiders as pets, but about those spiders that live in our houses and apartments as lodgers. Mostly ignored and sometimes (wrongly) feared, there is hardly a building in the world that does not harbour some species of spider. What is fascinating is that we always find the same species. These spiders must have special adaptations, because the humidity in our homes is far too low, they are too clean, and the food supply is usually scarce. However, those spiders that have made the leap into our four walls are rewarded with a worldwide right to stay. This, in turn, is due to people's eagerness to trade and migrate worldwide: Humans tirelessly transport their belongings and an endless stream of goods around the world in sacks, parcels and containers. And our domestic spiders, as stowaways, travel just as tirelessly and unrecognized. It is therefore possible to present domestic spiders found throughout the world in a single book, as they are essentially the same everywhere. The 50 or so most important species and species groups are presented here in a generally understandable way, with a detailed profile, photos and distribution maps. The authors of this book are experts who work at museums, universities and in administration in Europe and North America. They are not only recognized scientists, but have also been avowed spider fans for decades. Invertebrates. 72152 Ecology . 68629 Physiology. 72764 Zoology. 69024 Animal welfare Moral and ethical aspects. 67043 Biodiversity. 70778 Invertebrate Zoology. 72153 Ecology. 68629 Animal Physiology. 72765 Zoology. 69024 Animal Ethics. 67044 Biodiversity. 70778 Ansorg, Jutta. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 90148 Cushing, Paula E. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 90149 Kranz-Baltensperger, Yvonne. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 90150 Kropf, Christian. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 90151 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031704475 Printed edition: 9783031704499 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-70448-2 ZDB-2-SBL ZDB-2-SXB 66336 66336