66 THE COMMON SPIDERS 



the first pair longest and thickest, in the male half an inch in 

 length and in the female a little shorter. In the female the 

 mandibles are vertical and about as long as the height of the 

 head. In the male they are as long as the cephalothorax, curved 

 apart, and extended almost horizontally in front of the head. 

 The color is light transparent green, sometimes without any 

 markings. Usually there are four pairs of small black spots on 

 the abdomen, and there are black spots around the eyes, except 

 around the front pair, where there is a little orange color. They 

 live on low bushes and mature early in the summer. 



