CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



PAGE 



Anatomy and Classification. — External Parts of a Spider. 



— Feet. — Palpi and Maxillae. — Mandibles. — Breath- 

 ing-Holes. — Epigynum. — Spinnerets. — Eyes. — Colors 

 and Markings. — Internal Organs. — Intestine. — Heart. 



— Breathing-Organs. — Nervous System. — Poison 

 Glands. — Families of Spiders n 



CHAPTER II. 



Eating and Biting. — Structure of the Mandibles. — Mouth. 



— Eating Insects. — Biting. — Experiments on Poison 



of Spiders. — Tame Spiders 32 



CHAPTER III. 



Spinning-Habits.— Spinnerets. — Spinning-Glands. — Be- 

 ginning of a Thread.— Holes and Nests. — Burrows of 

 Lycosa. — Trap-door Nests. — Tubes and Nests of Dras- 

 sidae. — Webs of Agalena. — Webs of Linyphia and 

 Theridion. — Spiders living in Webs made by Others. 



— Round Webs. — Epeira Vulgaris. — Zilla. — Nephila. 



— Habits in the Web. — Curled Webs. — Cribellum 

 and Calamistrum. — Webs of Amaurobius. — Regular 

 Webs of Dictyna. — Triangle Web. — Round Webs with 

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