FIG. 
EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXV. 
Stegodyphus sarasinorum. 
30.--General view of a nest, with small snares stretched 
between some of the outstanding leaves and the lower 
part of the stem of the plant on which it is constructed. 
(Much reduced). 
31.—Part of a snare, magnified to show its structure. 
32.—A double line of sticky silk, more highly magnified to 
show its component parts. 
33.—A double foundation line overlaid by sticky silk, still 
more highly magnified, showing the various thick- 
nesses of silk used in making the snare. 
