How spiders and other invertebrates attack / Tim Harris.
by Harris, Tim (Ornithologist).
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BookSeries: Harris, Tim Predator vs prey: Publisher: London : Wayland, 2021Description: 32 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9781526314635.Other title: How spiders & other invertebrates attack.Subject(s): Invertebrates -- Juvenile literature | Spiders -- Juvenile literature | Predation (Biology) -- Juvenile literature | Invertebrates | Spiders | Predation (Biology)DDC classification: 592.15/3 Summary: "Trapdoor spiders lie in wait, spitting spiders shoot out silk just like Spiderman, dragonflies twist and turn with incredible agility to catch prey on the wing and hornets are armed with deadly stingers. Different techniques and adaptations are examined in detail, showing how invertebrate predators are perfectly suited to their habitat and to the prey they pursue. Each spread . . . looks in detail at one invertebrate predator and focuses on its primary weapon, such as webs, venom or ambush. The prey animal shows us how it attempts to evade certain death, whether through camouflage, a speedy retreat or safety in numbers"--Amazon.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.
"Trapdoor spiders lie in wait, spitting spiders shoot out silk just like Spiderman, dragonflies twist and turn with incredible agility to catch prey on the wing and hornets are armed with deadly stingers. Different techniques and adaptations are examined in detail, showing how invertebrate predators are perfectly suited to their habitat and to the prey they pursue. Each spread . . . looks in detail at one invertebrate predator and focuses on its primary weapon, such as webs, venom or ambush. The prey animal shows us how it attempts to evade certain death, whether through camouflage, a speedy retreat or safety in numbers"--Amazon.
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