Introduces spiders' habitats, diets, hunting methods, life cycle, predators, and defenses, as well as the unique traits of some spider species.

Originally published: London : Usborne, 2002. Includes index.

Close look -- Place to live -- Spider webs -- Catching food -- Eating -- Big surprise -- Living underwater -- Eggs and babies -- Getting bigger -- Little and large -- Hairy monsters -- Under attack -- Spider tricks -- Spiky spiders -- Glossary of spider words -- Web site to visit -- Index.