Entering the realm of science, any science, from the study of elephants and oak trees to planets and galaxies, is the beginning of a deep, dark journey into the unknown. It is an adventure where every question answered opens a door to a dozen new ones. Fresh, new questions that may never have been asked before are more intriguing, more involved, and more enticing than the fi rst. Whether you are with Charles Darwin on the deck of his famous ship the H.M.S. Beagle or on the deck of the futuristic Star Ship Enterprise, the process of exploration is always exciting and rewarding. This is why science is the never-ending quest for the truth.
Introduction
Setting the Stage: Hunting the Godzilla of Spiders
Chapter 1 First Things First, What is a Spider?
Chapter 2 I Have an Arachnidism
Chapter 3 The World’s Number One Phobia
Chapter 4 The Carboniferous Period
Chapter 5 Windows into the Past
Chapter 6 So This is How Science Works
Chapter 7 Bringing It All Together
Addendum
Bibliographies