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^rowTi katy-did, and a lar^e brown twij^-niimicking cater- 

 pillar. 



Lycosa rah'ida Walck. In following a suspicious-look- 

 ing hole I soon uncovortHl a chamber, two inches Ix'low 

 the surface of the i^round ; this contained this larp^e spider 

 with a small wasp larva attached to it which shows that 

 this spider is the j)rey of a diirirfr wasp. 



Li/cosa kochi Kyserlinii: f.I. 11. Emerton]. This 

 spider was found in a rui)l)ish })ile on May 15, carryinpf 

 her ej]:^-casc. This she lost while beinj^c transferred to 

 the vial, but she soon re,i^aine<l it and adjusted it as before, 

 and carried it constantly. A week later I suddenly found 

 that her body was completely covered witli myriads of 

 little ones. After three days, they disbanded. The 

 mother was then verv verv weak and thin and walked 

 slowly, and died after two more days. 

 ' Phidippus tnpunctata [J. li. Emerton]. These spiders' 

 nests were abun<lant about the sheds June 13 to 19, 1920. 

 One unique nest had two openings; when disturbed, the 

 spider would use either extremity which at the time 

 seemed the safer. 



