Breeding the World's Largest Living Arachnid: Amblypygid (Whipspider) Biology, Natural History, and Captive Husbandry

This is the definitive work on the Whipspiders (Amblypygids). It has information that interested people can use from beginner to expert. It is very easy to read and filled with useful culture advice that no other publication has. Orin is a life-long arthropod enthusiast and is moderator on several online insect and arachnid forums as well as the editor of Invertebrates Magazine. I have read and used Orin's books for years and each time I get one it changes the way I raise my animals and they respond by becoming healthier. These books also share experiences and habits that I haven't observed myself and gives me things to look for in my animals and to explore with students. The pictures, most in color, electron microscope images, and other graphics, in this book reinforce his points and make it easy to see the body part, structure, behavior or habit he is discussing. This book is a must have for anyone with an interest in these fascinating animals!

An incredible source on information for an order of arachnids that is otherwise not well documented outside of scientific research. Detailed information on anatomy, behavior, care, breeding, you name it. The book itself is nicely made. The cover is hardback and their are nice, clear, color images. The pages are fairly lightweight, but not enough to be flimsy. I strongly recommend this for anyone who owns amblypygi, because a great deal of advice online is false or seriously lacking.

This is an excellent book on the care and husbandry of amblypygids. The book is full of very detailed identification characteristics, care and husbandry for the species discussed and breeding requirements. The book is very well illustrated with high quality illustrations and photos. I would recommend this book to any arachnid keeper or anyone with an interest in arachnids. The book is very well written and the information is conveyed accessible to many different skill levels. This is an essential reference text for anyone in the hobby.

Great book for those looking to raise whip spiders!

This is an amazing book with more information than the average hobbyist could ever have asked for, particularly with regards to whipspider biology. For being essentially the only book out there on the subject, it's exceptionally thorough! I read it cover to cover the day it arrived and continue to reference it regularly.

This is such an incredible book!!! The most information about these incredible species I have ever seen in one place!

Thorough, comprehensive book about these fascinating creatures!

Another great book by Orin - a must have for anyone considering keeping these inverts. I have his other books, and they are all of the same high quality - packed with the information that you need...

Bellissimo libro che vi aiuterà nella gestione di questi particolari animali. Ricco di foto e informazioni esaustive, un must have se volete avvicinarvi all'allevamento di questi particolarissimi animali. In inglese

Really good book with lots of infos hard to find. 4* because at this price I would have loved the pages to be more "glossy", at least the ones with photos. The packaging from Amazon was awful and the book arrived with some defaults. Too much trouble to return it to maybe get another one more damaged...

There is not a lot of detailed information available about amblypygids, their care, or breeding, and this book is long overdue. A must have for any hobbyist keeping these animals in captivity.

Un bon livre sur les Amblypyges, ce qui est assez rare.C'est un bouquin à avoir dans sa bibliothèque pour qui aime cet ordre.Il y a pas mal de photos, ce qui est bien.En revanche, la qualité de l'impression n'est pas au top du top