Cover -- COMMON SPIDERS OF NORTH AMERICA -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Finding, Studying, and Identifying Spiders -- SPIDERS: AN INTRODUCTION -- FINDING AND STUDYING SPIDERS -- IDENTIFYING SPIDERS -- KEYS TO FAMILIES WITHIN GROUPS -- Under Debris Group -- Space-filling Web Group -- Sheet Weavers Group -- Orb-shaped Web Group -- Funnel-shaped Web Group -- Six-eyed Spiders Group -- Jumping Spiders Group -- Crablike Spiders Group -- Surface Hunters Group -- Ground Hunters Group -- Foliage Hunters Group -- Mygalomorph Group -- Tiny Spiders Group -- Color plates section -- Spider Accounts -- FAMILY AGELENIDAE: funnel weavers -- FAMILY AMAUROBIIDAE: hackledmesh weavers -- FAMILY AMPHINECTIDAE: amphinectids -- FAMILY ANAPIDAE: ground orbweavers -- FAMILY ANTRODIAETIDAE: foldingdoor trapdoor spiders -- FAMILY ANYPHAENIDAE: ghost spiders -- FAMILY ARANEIDAE: orbweavers -- FAMILY ATYPIDAE: purseweb spiders -- FAMILY CAPONIIDAE: bright lungless spiders -- FAMILY CLUBIONIDAE: sac spiders -- FAMILY CORINNIDAE: antmimic spiders -- FAMILY CTENIDAE: wandering spiders -- FAMILY CTENIZIDAE: trapdoor spiders -- FAMILY CYBAEIDAE: soft spiders -- FAMILY CYRTAUCHENIIDAE (NOW EUCTENIZIDAE): waferlid trapdoor spiders -- FAMILY DEINOPIDAE: ogrefaced spiders -- FAMILY DESIDAE: desids -- FAMILY DICTYNIDAE: meshweavers -- FAMILY DIGUETIDAE: desertshrub spiders -- FAMILY DIPLURIDAE: funnelweb spiders -- FAMILY DYSDERIDAE: woodlouse spiders -- FAMILY FILISTATIDAE: crevice weavers -- FAMILY GNAPHOSIDAE: stealthy ground spiders -- FAMILY HAHNIIDAE: combtailed spiders -- FAMILY HERSILIIDAE: longspinneret spiders -- FAMILY HOMALONYCHIDAE: dusty desert spiders -- FAMILY HYPOCHILIDAE: lampshade weavers -- FAMILY LEPTONETIDAE: midget cave spiders -- FAMILY LINYPHIIDAE: sheetweb weavers.

FAMILY LIOCRANIDAE: spinylegged sac spiders -- FAMILY LYCOSIDAE: wolf spiders -- FAMILY MECICOBOTHRIIDAE: midget funnelweb tarantulas -- FAMILY MIMETIDAE: pirate spiders -- FAMILY MITURGIDAE: prowling spiders -- FAMILY MYSMENIDAE: dwarf cobweb weavers -- FAMILY NEMESIIDAE: wishbone spiders -- FAMILY NESTICIDAE: cave cobweb spiders -- FAMILY OCHYROCERATIDAE: midget ground weavers -- FAMILY OECOBIIDAE: flatmesh weavers -- FAMILY OONOPIDAE: goblin spiders -- FAMILY OXYOPIDAE: lynx spiders -- FAMILY PHILODROMIDAE: running crab spiders -- FAMILY PHOLCIDAE: cellar spiders -- FAMILY PIMOIDAE: large hammockweb spiders -- FAMILY PISAURIDAE: nursery web spiders -- FAMILY PLECTREURIDAE: spurlipped spiders -- FAMILY PRODIDOMIDAE: prodidomids -- FAMILY SALTICIDAE: jumping spiders -- FAMILY SCYTODIDAE: spitting spiders -- FAMILY SEGESTRIIDAE: tubeweb spiders -- FAMILY SELENOPIDAE: flatties -- FAMILY SICARIIDAE: sixeyed brown spiders -- FAMILY SPARASSIDAE: huntsman spiders -- FAMILY SYMPHYTOGNATHIDAE: dwarf orb weavers -- FAMILY TELEMIDAE: longlegged cave spiders -- FAMILY TENGELLIDAE: tengellids -- FAMILY TETRAGNATHIDAE: longjawed orbweavers -- FAMILY THERAPHOSIDAE: tarantulas -- FAMILY THERIDIIDAE: cobweb weavers -- FAMILY THERIDIOSOMATIDAE: ray orbweavers -- FAMILY THOMISIDAE: crab spiders -- FAMILY TITANOECIDAE: rock weavers -- FAMILY TRECHALEIDAE: longlegged water spiders -- FAMILY ULOBORIDAE: hackled orbweavers -- FAMILY ZODARIIDAE: zodariids -- FAMILY ZORIDAE: zorids -- FAMILY ZOROCRATIDAE: zorocratids -- FAMILY ZOROPSIDAE: zoropsids -- Glossary -- References -- Index.