INDEX 



Argiopidae, 182, 262 

 Argiopids, 189 

 Argiopinae, 186 

 Argyrodes, 168 

 Argyroneta, 4, 206, 214 

 Argyronetidae, 263 

 Ariadna, 194, 231, 232, 233 



bicolor, 233 

 Ariamnes, 167, 168 

 arizonicus, 34, 151 

 Arthrolycosa, 102 

 Arthrolycosidae, 102 

 Arthropoda, n, 12, 15 

 Arthropods, 11 

 Ascyltus pterygodes, 238 

 aspersa, 202 



Atkinson, George F., 133 

 Atrax, 240 

 atrica, 60 



Attachment disks, 57, 59 

 Attitude toward spiders, 4 

 Atypical tarantulas, 126 

 Atypidae, 126 

 Atypoides, 127, 130, 131, 265 



river si, 131 

 Atypus, 26, 127, 131, 134, 136, 262 



abboti, 133, 136 



bicolor, 134, 136 



European species, 134 



Immune to spider wasps, 135 



piceus, 30 

 audax, 219 

 audouini, 113, 247 

 aurantia, 35, 60, 91, 187 

 Autonomy, 46 

 Autophagy, 46, 48 

 Autospasy, 47 

 Autotomy, 47, 48 

 Aysha, 229 



Baerg, W. J., 31, 120, 246 

 Ballooning, i, 28, 30, 224 



distance and duration of, 29 

 Baltic amber, 103, 108 

 Banana spider, 224 

 Banded argiope, 187 

 Banfield, E. J., 64 

 Bank wolves, 202 

 Barbour, Thomas, 209 

 Barking spider, 223 

 Barrier web, 186 

 Basilica spider, 178, 184 

 bicolor, 134, 136, 233 

 Big-jawed spiders, 183 



bilineata, 82 



Biological control, 237 



Biotic importance, 236, 237 



bipunctata, 258 ' 



Bird spiders, 3, 1 19 



bis ho pi, 249 



Biting apparatus, 241 



bituberculata, 173 



Black widow spider, 6, 164, 248, 249, 



250 



Black wolf, 248 

 blackwalli, 229 

 blondi, 33 



Bolas spiders, 3, 188, 190 

 Bombyx mori, 54 

 Bon de Saint-Hilaire, 61 

 Book lungs, 12, 25 

 borealis, 258 

 Bothriocyrtum, 117 



calif ornicum, 113 

 Bothrops, 125 

 Bowl and doily spider, 172 

 Brain, 14 

 Breathing, 13 

 Bridal veil, 80 

 Bridge lines, 59, 178 

 Bristowe, W. S., 77, 173, 198, 236 

 britcheri, 230 

 Browne, Patrick, 1 1 o 

 Burrows, 200, 201 



of carolinensis, 202 



tarantula, 121 



typical, in 



Caddis, flies, 54 



Calamistrum, 27, 137 



Calcium gluconate for Latvodectus 



poisoning, 252 

 calif ornicum, 1 1 3 

 calif ornicus, 205 

 Calisthenics, 44 

 Calommata, 136 

 calycina (or vatia), 227 

 Camponotus planatus, 222 

 Camouflage, in 

 cancellata, 169 

 cancer aides, 33 

 cancriformis, 188 

 ccmcroides, 17 

 Cannibal spiders, 175 

 capitatus, 85 



Caponiidae, 231, 232, 263 

 Caponina, 232 

 Capture of birds, 184 



