WEAVERS OF ROUND WEBS. 



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southwest as Texas. It abounds along the Atlantic seaboard from Maine 

 southward at least to Delaware and Maryland ; and Hentz found it in Ala- 

 bama ; he named it from the scalloped or furrow like markings 

 "^^^ on the dorsum of tlie abdomen. In appearance and habits it 



resembles Epeira cornuta of Europe, and is not improbably a 

 variety of that species.^ If this be so the species has a vast dis- 

 tribution, and retains its })eculiarities in all countries, latitudes, and condi- 

 tions with undisturbed persistence. 



Furrow 

 Spider. 



Fig. 101. 



Typical orb of Epeira. Half tone engraving made from a photograph. 



None of our Orbweavers more habitually .shuns the light. She is rarely, 

 except when very young, found upon her snare during the day; but occu- 

 pies a neighboring crevice, tubular tent, or rolled leaf, concealed witliin 



' I liavc coiiiparcil witli the habits of E. cornuta as described l)y Monj.ro in his Prussian 

 Spider!^. Tho spinning, nesting, nml coi'ooiiin'j: and general liabit.« of thi' two well agree. 



