A handy, pocket-sized guide to 220 of the world,s spiders, Gem Spiders is the perfect introduction to these 'creepy-crawlies, There are approximately 35,000 known species of spider in the world, but it is estimated that the true number in existence could be nearer 70,000. They occur everwhere natura[...]

With more than 100 different families and 40,000 individual species, spiders are among the most successful creatures on Earth. Highly adaptable, they live almost everywhere, from equatorial rainforest to Arctic tundra. And they come in a huge range of shapes and sizes, from the tiny Patu digua, meas[...]