A concise overview of the world’s 107 spider families is an impressive undertaking and this fine book by two devoted arachnologists does justice to such a project. This is certainly timely as it’s being over a century since the last overview and this will be a must-have title for anyone with a passion for spiders.
Each family is beautifully illustrated with a splendid black and white representation of the whole spider, accompanied by small details of distinguishing features. There are also 32 pages of colour plates at the back of the book depicting the spiders in their natural habitat. With such comprehensive visual reference all back up with text highlighting habits and characteristics this is an indispensable reference work.