
Native Spiders of Aotearoa
Te Papa Te Taiao Nature Series
Phil Sirvid(Author)
Te Papa Press
Published on 9. October 2025
Book
Hardback
136 pages
978-1-991072-11-5 (ISBN)
Description
Part of the wildly popular Te Papa Te Taiao Nature
Series, Native Spiders of Aotearoa is an accessible, handsomely illustrated
guide to fifty of New Zealand's most interesting native arachnid species, most
of which are endemic to New Zealand.
Written by Te Papa entomology curator Phil Sirvid, Native
Spiders includes curator notes on each species, insights into the museum's
fieldwork and collections and detailed drawings by specialist illustrators.
A beautiful little hardback designed by award-winning
designer Tim Denee, it's an ideal keepsake or gift that can be used in the
backyard or out in the natural world.
Series, Native Spiders of Aotearoa is an accessible, handsomely illustrated
guide to fifty of New Zealand's most interesting native arachnid species, most
of which are endemic to New Zealand.
Written by Te Papa entomology curator Phil Sirvid, Native
Spiders includes curator notes on each species, insights into the museum's
fieldwork and collections and detailed drawings by specialist illustrators.
A beautiful little hardback designed by award-winning
designer Tim Denee, it's an ideal keepsake or gift that can be used in the
backyard or out in the natural world.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Wellington
New Zealand
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
black and white illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 184 mm
Width: 125 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-991072-11-5 (9781991072115)
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Phil Sirvid is Curator Invertebrates in the Natural
History Team at Te Papa. Phil has looked after the insect and arachnid
collections and been involved in science outreach at Te Papa for over 30 years.
He has contributed to the Te Papa Press titles Why is That Spider Dancing?, 100
Natural History Treasures of Te Papa, and Nature-Stilled, and more recently
co-authored Native Insects of Aotearoa - part of the Te Taiao Nature series -
and The Incredible Insects of Aotearoa.
History Team at Te Papa. Phil has looked after the insect and arachnid
collections and been involved in science outreach at Te Papa for over 30 years.
He has contributed to the Te Papa Press titles Why is That Spider Dancing?, 100
Natural History Treasures of Te Papa, and Nature-Stilled, and more recently
co-authored Native Insects of Aotearoa - part of the Te Taiao Nature series -
and The Incredible Insects of Aotearoa.