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About an hour after stomping on a spider I was browsing this site and came across this. Written by Jean-Henri Fabre this book really brings to life the everday happenings of spiders. More from a whim than anything else I decided to download this free text, and I am glad that I did. Fabre writes in an easy to understand and follow style, he also brings his subject matter to life and creates something rivetting. If like me, you will start off not really knowing that much about spiders, only the very basics but by the end of this book you will become quite knowledeable and want to find out more.
Fabre explains the experiments he carries out and he doesn't immediately jump to conclusions. Admired by scientists from Darwin to others right up to the present day he shows how he observes and carries out experiments to see what will happen. He was never a man to jump to conclusions, indeed he stayed scetical upon the theory of evolution. What he showed us all is how to observe and take notes and to have a healthy does of scepticism.
If you are an arachnophobic this book may possibly help you as well. There are no pictures for you to scream at, what you have is detailed observations on the life of spiders, their everyday chores, mating rituals, and rearing their young. This was a real pleasure to read and I would recommend it to anyone, whether you are interested in the subject or not.
Fabre explains the experiments he carries out and he doesn't immediately jump to conclusions. Admired by scientists from Darwin to others right up to the present day he shows how he observes and carries out experiments to see what will happen. He was never a man to jump to conclusions, indeed he stayed scetical upon the theory of evolution. What he showed us all is how to observe and take notes and to have a healthy does of scepticism.
If you are an arachnophobic this book may possibly help you as well. There are no pictures for you to scream at, what you have is detailed observations on the life of spiders, their everyday chores, mating rituals, and rearing their young. This was a real pleasure to read and I would recommend it to anyone, whether you are interested in the subject or not.
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With regards to the other reviewer it's not a bad book if thats what you like.
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I don't regret downloading it, but it's hard going.
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have bestowed a bad reputation on the Tarantula, who produces convulsions and
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ensured above all by the fact that it is lined, upholstered within, with a texture woven by the Lycosa's {3} spinnerets and continued throughout the interior of the burrow. It is easy to imagine how useful this cleverly-manufactured lining must be for preventing landslip or warping, for maintaining cleanliness and for helping her claws to scale the fortress.
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and does not for a moment lose sight of the door of her dwelling; it was there that, at the period when I was hunting her, I used to see those eyes gleaming like diamonds, bright as a cat's eyes in the dark. 'The outer orifice of the Tarantula's burrow is usually surmounted by
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