182 ARTICULATES: INSECTS. 



ness like the outside of the cocoon of the Cecropia 

 Moth, and the vase is fastened on to the vine by a vast 

 number of threads of silk passing from one side of the 

 vase to the other around the vine ; and the threads 

 ar*e so nicely arranged that the vase cannot turn nor 

 slip from its place. On opening this curious structure, 

 it was found to be filled with the finest silk and a great 

 number of newly-hatched spiders. This rare and won- 

 derful specimen of spider-building and of spider-case 

 for its young was presented to the Zoological Cabinet 

 of Vassar College by S. M. Buckingham, Esq., of Pough- 

 keepsie, New York. 



SCORPIONS. 



The Scorpions are confined to warm regions, and live 

 among ruins of buildings, under rubbish, and some- 

 times in houses. They have a long body ending in a 



Fig. 342. Scorpion. 



curved, sharp sting, with which they inflict dangerous 

 and sometimes fatal wounds. They can run quite rap- 

 idly, and can bend the hind body or tail in any direc- 

 tion, and use it both for attack and defence. The one 

 here figured is found in Texas. 



