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INDEX 



of Menneus, 148 



of ogre-faced spider, 149 

 Retreat, 189, 228, 233, 234 

 Rhomphaea, 94, 167 



fictilia, 1 68 

 Rice, Lucile, 236 

 Ricinulei, 15 

 Ricinuleids, 15, 19 



Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, 19 

 rubronitens, 247 

 rufescens, 262 

 rufus, 225, 229 

 rugosa, 227 

 Running spiders, 227 



sagittata, 188 

 saltabunda, 79 

 Salticidae, 218 

 salticus, 213 



Salticus scenicus, 220, 258 

 saltitans, 233 

 Sand wolves, 203 

 Sawflies, 54 

 saxatilis, 81 



Scaffolding spiral, 180 

 scalaris, 213 

 scenicus, 220, 258 

 Schizocosa bilineata, 82 

 Schizocosa crassipes, 73, 82 

 Scorpiones, 15 

 Scorpions, 15, 16 



mating of, 95 

 Scotinella, 230 



britcheri, 230 



formica, 230 

 Scotinoecus, 118 

 Scotophaeus blackwalli, 229 

 Scytodes, 233, 235 



thoracic a j 235 

 Scytodidae, 233, 235, 241 

 Sedentary spiders, 50, 157 

 Sedentary wolves, 205 

 Seed ticks, 18 

 Sege stria, 40, 231, 233 

 Segestriidae, 233 

 Segmentation, 12, 24, 127 

 Selenopidae, 223 

 Selenops, 233, 224 

 Semi-marine spider, 198, 999 

 Sensation, 14 

 Sergiolus, 229 



Sericopelma rubromtens, 247 

 Serum, 245, 252 

 Setae, 24 



sexpunctatus, 208 



Sexual characteristics, 4 



Sexual dimorphism, 69, 70, 171, 188 



Shamrock spider, 190 



Sheet weavers, 90, 160 



Sheet web atypical tarantulas, 1 27, 1 30 



Sheet web tarantulas, 109, 117 



Sheet web weavers, 170 



sheet of, 170 



Sheet webs, 2, 118, 170, 210, 217 

 Shoe-button spider, 248 

 Short-sighted hunters, 78 

 Short-sighted vagabonds, 193 

 Shuttling, 161 

 Sia Indians, 7 

 Sight, 228 

 Silk, 17, 53, 55, 239 



dependent on, 53 



fineness of, 56 



for reticules, 60 



for textiles, 61 



in industry, 61 



in optical instruments, 60 



of Aranea diadema, 60 



of Aranea dumetorum, 60 



of Aranea foliata, 60 



of Argiope aurantia, 60 



of black widow, 60 



of insects, 53 



of mites, 53 



of Nephilia, 57 



of pseudoscorpions, 53 



of red spiders, 53 



of silkworm, 62 



of Tetranychidae, 53 



of Zilla atrica, 60 



paintings on, 218 



properties of, 55 



strength of, 56 



use by primitive peoples, 63 

 Silk glands, 56 

 Silk spiders, 184 



capture of birds, 184 

 Silkworm, 54, 62 

 Silver argiope, 187 

 Simon, Eugene, 102, 265 

 Single-line snare, 155 

 Sitticus pubescent, 258 

 Six-eyed hunting spiders, 195 

 Size, 3, 70, 107, 167 

 Small bags, 64 

 Smothering cap, 64 

 Snare of Miagrammopes, 155 

 Snare of the comb-footed spiders, 163 



