The Life of the Spider

<p><span style=color: rgba(128 128 128 1)>Our first reaction to the Spider may be one of revulsion or fear?. To many of us she is a distasteful creature destined to be crushed underfoot. But here in this book we meet the Spider as Fabre did-industrious builder talented weaver wily hunter ill-fated mate. His observations often surprising or amazing on the lifecycle of the Spider are drawn from more than fifty years of studying and caring for them. Yes the Spider is well worth studying.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(128 128 128 1)>Jean-Henri Fabre is considered by many to be the father of modern entomology. He lived from 1823-1915 recording his research and reflections in the ten-volume work </span><em style=color: rgba(128 128 128 1)>Souvenirs Entomologiques</em><span style=color: rgba(128 128 128 1)> from which the contents of </span><em style=color: rgba(128 128 128 1)>The Life of the Spider</em><span style=color: rgba(128 128 128 1)> have been compiled. The first volume of this set was written in 1879 he finished the tenth and final volume in 1909 when he was 86. </span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(128 128 128 1)>The Life of the Spider </em><span style=color: rgba(128 128 128 1)>was first published in 1912. Clement B. Davis added 16 full-page black and white drawings in 1919 which are included in this new and unabridged edition.</span></p>