A Spider S Life

A young child spots a jumping spider on her back porch. She keeps watch on the spider, recording its hunting, feeding, and mating activities in her diary. Readers will follow along as the narrator observes jumping spiders' behavior up close, including the development from eggs to babies through molting and becoming an adult spider. Colorful photos, diagrams, and clear, age-appropriate text will engage young readers as they explore the life cycle, natural habitat, physical characteristics, diet, and behavior of these incredible creatures. The diary format models scientific observation and critical thinking--and encourages children to keep notebooks recording their own investigations into the natural world.

Depicts a house spider going about its daily life and through its entire life cycle.

This series shows readers how familiar plants and animals change and develop over the course of their lifetimes. Photos, labels and timelines support concepts covered within the text. Suitable for Middle Primary.

Spiders may seem like scary creatures, but they live amazing lives! Readers learn all about the life of a spider—from egg to adulthood—through this age-appropriate guide to life cycles. The simple, achievable main text is paired with fun fact boxes that enhance the learning experience. In addition, diagrams with helpful labels allow readers to visualize the concepts they’re reading about and compare the life cycle of a spider with a person’s life cycle. Vivid, full-color photographs of a variety of spiders are sure to capture the attention of readers who love all things creepy and crawly!

Millions of baby spiders burst out of egg sacs each day. Kids can learn about their development from the unique life cycle of different species and how they care for their young to the differences between males and females and how children can help protect spiders from environmental damage.

Discusses the life cycle of a jumping spider.

Photographs and text trace the life cycle of a spider, from egg, to spiderling, to molting, to adult.

A beautifully illustrated guide to the natural history and breathtaking diversity of spiders around the world Spiders are dominant predators in virtually every terrestrial ecosystem on the planet. A marvel of evolution with species numbering in the tens of thousands, they have been walking the earth since before the dinosaurs. Spiders manipulate the silk strands of their webs to act as a sensory field, which vibrates across wide frequencies that they can read in detail, while young spiders spin silk lines that interact with the electrical fields in the atmosphere, enabling them to balloon across huge distances. Some spiders even gather in groups to impersonate ants in astonishing displays of collective mimicry. The Lives of Spiders explores these and other wonders, blending stunning imagery, lively writing, and the latest science to explore the natural history of the world’s diverse arachnid life. Features a wealth of color illustrations Sheds invaluable light on the life history, ecology, and stunning diversity of spiders Covers silk and web building, venoms, predators and prey, mating and dancing, spider cognition, and much more Discusses the impacts of human activity on spiders