Simon D. Pollard is a spider biologist and award-winning natural history writer and photographer. He is an adjunct professor of science communication at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and has participated in spider research projects around the world. Tugce Okay is a natural history illustrator who works primarily with watercolors. Her work has appeared in many books and magazines.

"This work on spiders is captivating from page to page, filled with information, easy to read, and illustrated with superior artwork by Tugce Okay. . . . One learns effortlessly as one progresses through the book. A new appreciation will no doubt be gained by many as the fascinating lifestyles of spiders are revealed in all their glorious - and highly diverse - details."---David M. Gascoigne, Travels with Birds

Simon D. Pollard is a spider biologist and award-winning natural history writer and photographer. He is an adjunct professor of science communication at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and has participated in spider research projects around the world. Tugce Okay is a natural history illustrator who works primarily with watercolors. Her work has appeared in many books and magazines.

"This work on spiders is captivating from page to page, filled with information, easy to read, and illustrated with superior artwork by Tugce Okay. . . . One learns effortlessly as one progresses through the book. A new appreciation will no doubt be gained by many as the fascinating lifestyles of spiders are revealed in all their glorious - and highly diverse - details."---David M. Gascoigne, Travels with Birds

Simon D. Pollard is a spider biologist and award-winning natural history writer and photographer. He is an adjunct professor of science communication at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand and has participated in spider research projects around the world. Tugce Okay is a natural history illustrator who works primarily with watercolors. Her work has appeared in many books and magazines.

"This work on spiders is captivating from page to page, filled with information, easy to read, and illustrated with superior artwork by Tugce Okay. . . . One learns effortlessly as one progresses through the book. A new appreciation will no doubt be gained by many as the fascinating lifestyles of spiders are revealed in all their glorious - and highly diverse - details."---David M. Gascoigne, Travels with Birds