The 6 Best spider Field Guides (2023 reviews)

If you often find yourself scrambling for good guide, national audubon society spider field guide should be your first option for buying. This book also takes on an old-earth evolutionistic standpoint and as a reference after that, one you too will keep a long time. It is useful in getting to know the classification system for insects and arachnids. The field guides to insects illustrate at most 700 insects. There are plenty of awesome pictures of different bugs and also plenty of facts to learn about them.

The photographs are of generally good quality, though no photograph is the equal of a quality illustration. This is a great reference book with good photos to help in identification. It doesn't have a whole bunch of details but it's perfect for identification of insects. This book would be better for general reference, not to try to look for insects or spiders you saw on your last hike.

Why We Like This:

Identification is easy, learning is fantastic
Very informative like all the audobon guides, and lots of photos, which really helps
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Best For budding bug enthusiast: ARTHUR V Evans spider Field Guide

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The arthur v evans spider field guide's superior materials makes sure that it ages well with use. If you're fascinated by bugs or curious to know "what kind of bug is that", this is your book. This NWF book is nice because it has more information on individual species than kaufman and provides detailed information and drawings about each order. It even explains the techniques required for collecting the insects and identification. It's easy to use, accurate, and full of pictures for identification.

This is a complete, informative, and handy field guide to insects and spiders of N. America. It gives you a good start in bug identification. It's perfect if you just want one book. The color pictures make it so much easier than a black and white photo and the index helps with simple indentification. It's a good guide and very fun to thumb through.

Why We Like This:

Good for kids to grow into
Great reference manual on insects with excellent quality photographs
Refreshing and colorful new look for a field guide

Best For beginner: Eric R Eaton spider Field Guide

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The eric r eaton spider field guide should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. This is definitely the guide beginners will want to acquire, but it should find a place on every naturalist's bookshelf. They follow Kaufman's previous guides (Birds, Butterflies) in using digitally-enhanced photographs. It lists many species with colored photos and gives nice lengthy descriptions for most of them. The pictures are terrific,there are just enough on a page so your eye can easily scan when you are looking for a particular insect.

The Binding is a flexible plastic covering card-stock which does well in a backpack, and is waterproof. It's easy to flip through, and frankly it's visually appealing to browse, too. What it DOES have is enough illustrations so you can find something VERY close if you can't find the exact insect. It is a good choice for an up-to-date compact guide.

Why We Like This:

Wonderful essential for the field guide shelf
Includes many common and less common insects
Delivers what they promise

Best For quick Reference: Borror spider Field Guide

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The borror spider field guide is suitable and reliable and fits well with your regular usage. This field guide is a current must have for any northeasterner interested in amature entomology. It has a dichotomous Key in the covet that helps you get on the right track with your identification. Its construction is durable and it's full of wonderful illustrations and short descriptions that will have you identifying insects in no time. The front and back covers even have a convientent, illustrated dichotomous key that can help you get started by determining the order of your mystery insect.

This was achieved by grouping similar species together on a plate, using clear, two-dimensional illustrations, and pointers to key field marks as well as succinct text, a combination known as the Peterson Identification System. There are several illustrations of many of the common species including the colored plates. It is easy to read, with plenty of pictures also. It is really helpful in identifying insects to order level and also useful for recognizing families.

Why We Like This:

Perfect, small, handy book for field work
Great for school, field work, and just hobbiest
Awesome field guide for insect identification

Best For Science fair project: Sarah Rose spider Field Guide

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The sarah rose spider field guide is suitable and reliable and fits well with your daily usage. This is not just another spider book, but a great supplement to be used with Bradley and Ubick et. The photos are phenomenal and plentiful, with multiple images of females, males, and juveniles for many species. It is used for spider identification. The photos are excellent, and even include many pictures of juveniles, and the spiders' descriptions are remarkably detailed and helpful.

This excellent field guide is amazingly thorough and will benefit anyone, from the simply spider-curious through the experienced araneologist. It is a heavy book but very well organized and such beautiful pictures. It is perfect for a science fair project.

Why We Like This:

Covers all the major spiders that the average person might encounter
Covers more species than bradley, which omits some species that are relatively common
Beautiful pictures and details to help discriminate between the various species
Fantastic photography and easy to use

Best modern regional Guide: Richard J Adams spider Field Guide

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The richard j adams spider field guide's material feels more premium than its price would suggest. If you are into spiders or need a guide to what is crawling around your house or garage this is the guide you want to buy. This is the best field guide for spiders. It includes several small desert-dwelling species. While it does have drawings of the various spiders it is the descriptions of anatomy of various species that are worth the money.

This is an excellent field guide, but does require some knowledge of the areas of spider fauna. For spider lovers, especially those living in California, this book is a must. This is a small yet hefty book with 300 text pages and 70 pages of plates containing 400+ color illustrations of California spiders. If you have any interest in spiders this is a must book.

Why We Like This:

Great guide with thorough explanatory text
Very good at describing how the spiders live and all the
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