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lamp link--- the- thread is coated with water. Unite often <>n 

 the root in a -lit U-tweeii two strata of rock-, nr in crevices in 

 th<- u.ill- .ire found ...lie. tion- < >i \\el>- which .erally coaled 



with water. The-e wel .- do not seem to In- of any -er\ ice ID 

 tin- -pider after oner -pun. They, ho\\e\ er. show h<>\\ it \\anders 

 from pl.i< e to pi. ire. It makes a Hat sheet-like snare under 

 which it li\e~. I ht Miare is slightly curved downward and may 

 lie in -u<h a jio-inon as to form any amjr letwe\-n o' and 90 

 with the iloor. The t li reads are tine and the >naiv SO transparent 

 that ii i- dil'tieult to see unless it i- ted \\ith water. The 

 IIM -he- are -o minute that the snan- turn- \\ater. The Miare i> 

 supported hy many fine thr> nun the ^iiles, the length of 



the-e \,u to the surroundiiu-. \\heii in-e(t> ll\- 



into the xn.tre the\ .ire taken through it \>\ the spider \\hich is 

 on the under -ide. 



s iiai iiio~t .ilumdant in the older part- of the < .1 



u here I he pa 1 -lo. k< d up \\ i t h i la \ . At Mich places the 



( la\ haul. :i< ular and the \\aler has 



\\a-lled ollt lllall\ Mil. ill CT< ^"Illetime-. lari^e M<uk 



clay tumble down into a heap. la\ bl< k- 



and in MI. h the .1 r\ numerous. 



In a crevice ti\e in. In--. \\ ile I once saw tin Imilt 



al"'\e the other not more tli. in three inche-. .ip.irt. All t: 

 \\. re |Mialli 1 \\ith the floor. 



h. il pl.t jiiite ( oil-pit noils in the an 



I tet \\eeii the : :ul \\all. In ML ili-'ii- the spider- ha\e 



litttei route- i.-r travel from on.- snai mother than in the 



t la\ li.ink-. 



The third pl.n e \\ here -nar. : umd i- anioir^ the ro. k- at 



"cave-ins." The rough cornered appear to form good pla 



lor attachment and quite frequently dripping \\at.-r i- present 

 \\ hich this >] : ppan in l\ iii'' 



1 KDD. 



\\hile in capti\'it\ I have fed them small iin.it-, -mall li; 

 and the spiderlings "t Mi-la. 



In the caves the following; oli-er\alion- \\ere made: At "13" 

 while \\atchiiiL; a nuiK 1 \\lio \\a- tr\in;4 to (.-otirt a female 1 -aw 



