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THE COMMON SPIDERS 



Epeira thaddeus. — A small species resembling the young of 

 insularisy but with less distinct markings on the back. Full- 

 grown females are about quarter of an inch in length, with the 

 abdomen large and round (fig. 401). The colors are orange 



Fig. 400. Web of young Epeira insularis, showing the nest above and the straight thread 

 leading from the nest to the center of the web. Half the real size. 



and light yellow like insularis. The two front pairs of legs 

 have the femur, patella, and tibia orange, darker toward the 

 ends. The third and fourth legs have the femur and patella 

 orange. The other joints are white, with dark rings at the ends. 

 The tibia of the fourth pair has a wide dark ring at the end. 



