Superfamily Argiopoidea 



or inclined, and are sometimes more than one foot across, with 

 very many turns of the spiral thread, presenting a beautiful 

 appearance. One web that I examined carefully had a notched 

 zone of five turns, a wide clear space, and a viscid zone of sixty- 

 two turns. Figure 456 represents the central part of a web of 

 this species. 



The web is usually nearly horizontal with a barrier web below; 



Fig. 436. CENTRE OF WEB OF LEUCAUGE Yi:\l STA 



sometimes the barrier web is wanting. When present it consists 

 of a few lines extending in all directions like a loose web of Tberid- 

 ion. 



Sometimes the spider rests in the barrier web or between it 

 and the orb, with a trap line leading to the edge of the hub. But 



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