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Sixteen legs : kinky love : mating of the Tasmanian cave spider

by Niall Doran, Alastair Richardson, Joe Shemesh

This photographic study documents the unique reproductive cycle of cave-dwelling spiders and the scientific research involved in filming them. It also details the development of the associated public exhibition.

Accession 9568 ISBN 9780958693547 Publisher Desdichado in support of the Bookend Trust
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