02366cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000460012624500440017226400510021630000470026733600260031433700260034033800360036650000310040250802580043352012560069153400450194765300290199285600430202142576UtSlPG20260610133956.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a02017851  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aQL1 aEmerton, J. H.q(James Henry),d1847-193014aThe Common Spiders of the United States 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2013-04-22  aProduced by Bryan Ness, Susan Theresa Morin, Sharon Joiner,
TIA: American Libraries and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was
produced from scanned images of public domain material
from the Google Print project.)  a"The Common Spiders of the United States" by James H. Emerton is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The work aims to provide accessible knowledge about common spider species found across the United States, specifically targeting readers who may not have a deep scientific background. The book seeks to raise awareness and reduce the common misconceptions about spiders, presenting them as an integral part of the ecosystem and encouraging a greater understanding of their habits and characteristics.  The opening of the book serves as a preface that outlines the author's motivation for writing this guide. Emerton discusses the scarcity of accessible literature on American spiders, noting that most existing works are either expansive scientific texts or less comprehensive publications that are not widely known. He explains the structure of the content, which aims to describe well-known spider species, accompanied by illustrations for clarity. The author emphasizes the importance of understanding spider anatomy, behavior, and habitats while setting up the premise for a more formal introduction to various spider families and their distinguishing traits later in the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aSpiders -- United States40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42576