Spiders
Cecil Warburton
Read by Sue Anderson
The mental capacity of spiders; web architecture; spiders that live under water, even though they need air to breath; spiders that mimic ants; spiders that mimic bird droppings; cannibalism; odd spider mating rituals--these are just some of the topics in this lively book about the modes and habits of common spiders, written by a zoologist. - Summary by Sue Anderson (3 hr 55 min)
Chapters
A Survey of the Field | 10:11 | Read by Sue Anderson |
What is a Spider? | 12:36 | Read by Sue Anderson |
The Circular Snare | 10:59 | Read by Sue Anderson |
Mental Powers of Spiders | 17:31 | Read by Sue Anderson |
Trap-Snares and Balloons | 14:59 | Read by Sue Anderson |
Agelena | 14:16 | Read by Sue Anderson |
Water-Spiders | 10:06 | Read by Sue Anderson |
Crab-Spiders, Mimicry | 10:34 | Read by Sue Anderson |
Wolf-Spiders | 32:15 | Read by Sue Anderson |
Jumping Spiders | 17:40 | Read by Sue Anderson |
Theraphosid Spiders | 32:22 | Read by Sue Anderson |
Stridulation | 8:24 | Read by Sue Anderson |
Spinning Apparatus and Feet | 18:42 | Read by Sue Anderson |
The Enemies of Spiders | 12:23 | Read by Sue Anderson |
Some Concluding Reflextions | 12:19 | Read by Sue Anderson |
Reviews
A LibriVox Listener
Very informative and well-read - easy to follow even as a layman and a great introduction to the interesting topic of spiders.