Introduces young readers to the world of arachnids, discussing life cycles, predatory behaviors, web construction, communication, and mating rituals.

Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.

Discusses jumping spiders, their habits, habitats, their interaction with humans, and their role in keeping nature's balance.

The non-stop action continues for superhero Spiderman in this sequel.

The farm animals try to divert a busy little spider from spinning her web, but she persists and produces a thing of both beauty and usefulness. The pictures may be felt as well as seen.

An illustrated version of the well-known poem about a wily spider who preys on the vanity and innocence of a little fly.

When lonely Miss Spider tries to host a tea party, the other bugs refuse to come for fear of being eaten!

Insects as a whole are preeminently creatures of the land and the air. This is shown not only by the possession of wings by a vast majority of the class, but by the mode of breathing to which reference has already been made, a system of branching air-tubes carrying atmospheric air with its combustion-supporting oxygen to all the insect's tissues. The air gains access to these tubes through a number of paired air-holes or spiracles, arranged segmentally...