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but I must confess to an antipathy to them- 

 selves. 



One little yellow and black spider forms a 

 thick white cross, measuring from three to five 

 inches each way, in the centre of its web, which 

 has a most curious effect, the cross being quite 

 thick in the middle, and gradually getting zig- 

 zag before it ends. In the morning and towards 

 evening the spider waits for his prey in the 

 centre of the cross, but in the hot mid-day he 

 takes shelter under a leaf. More than once I 

 have seen a colony of thousands of baby red 

 spiders crossing a web bridge, having a very 

 pretty effect of animated bead- work. 



Two species of scorpions are found here one 

 light brown, with rather narrow claws, and the 

 other black, with claws very thick and wide, 

 like those of a crab. They sometimes appear on 

 the walls, but are more frequently discovered in 

 corners of rooms or cupboards. They have a 

 great liking for boots and folds of dresses or 

 sleeves, and it is quite necessary to shake all 

 articles of clothing before putting them on ; 



