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Spider Webs : Behavior, Function, and Evolution by William G Eberhard is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Spider Webs : Behavior, Function, and Evolution about?
In this lavishly illustrated, first-ever book on how spider webs are built, function, and evolved, William Eberhard provides a comprehensive overview of spider functional morphology and behavior related to web building, and of the surprising physical agility and mental abilities of orb weavers. For instance, one spider spins more than three precisely spaced, morphologically complex spiral attachments per second for up to fifteen minutes at a time. Spiders even adjust the mechanical properties of
Who reads Spider Webs : Behavior, Function, and Evolution?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- William G Eberhard
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780226534749
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Biology, Science, Stem
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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