TAIll.K HI' roNTKNTS. 



CIIAITKl: IX. 



AKUONAUTIC OR BALLOONING HA HIT. 



MMM 



Flying Spidera Velocity of Flight Attitude of the Aeronautic Spider Frolicsome Spi- 

 derlings In the Air Controlling the Descent The Height ,>f Ascents Floating 

 Gossamer Aeronautic ( >rl weavers Flossy l!;illoons -Modes of P>allooning Aerial 

 Navigation The Huntsman Spider Around the WorM l>y the Trade Winds Spi- 

 ders at Sea Distribution of Species Gossamer Showers Their Orijrin Dr. Jona- 

 than Kdwards His boyish Studies of Spider Life Professor Silliinan's Tribute . -.'"iii LM.' 



PART IV. SENSES OF SPIDERS AND THEIR RELATIONS 



TO HABIT. 



(IIAITFl; X. 

 T11K SKNSKS OF STJDKliS, AND T11KIK ORGANS. 



Spider's Eyes < Icellus- Structure of Eyes Orbs made in the Dark Cocoon ing in tin- 

 Dark Sighting Prey Night Habits Color of Eyes Night Kycs and Day Fves - 

 Atrophy of Fyes Cave Fauna Sensitive to Light Limited Vision ( iood Sight in 

 Saltigmdes Lubboek's Experiments Kye Turrets Fye Tubercles Sense of Smell 

 The Peck hams' Experiments Oliftctory Organs Sense of Hearing Organs of Hear- 

 ing Effects of Sound A Disgusted Spidei Communication by Touch Sensitive- 

 ness to Music Attracted by a Lute The Violin Beethoven and the Spider A 

 Natural Explanation -Auditory Hairs Wagner's Studies Are Spiders Mute'.' A 

 Male Love Call Stridulating Crustaceans Scorpions West ring's Discoveries Strid- 

 ulating Theridioids How Sounds are Made Mygule stridulans I'ses of Stridula- 

 tion Mute Mygale How Tarantula Strikes 2S:'> :!L'L' 



CI1A1TK1! XI. 

 COLOR AND THE COLOR SEXSK. 



Facts of Spider Colors Beautiful Spiders Attoid Jewels Metallic Hues Colors of the 

 Shamrock Spider -Color Development in Young Color and Sex Moulting Influ- 

 ences Colors of Age Effects of Muscular Action Influence of Sex Color Con- 

 sciousness Climatic Influences Influence of Environment Mimetic Harmonies- 

 Color of Cave Spiders Bleached by Sunlight Color Utility Industrial Compensa- 

 tions Warning Colors Unconscious of Danger Color Consciousness Color Sense 

 of Spiders Spiders prefer Red Mimicry and Colors Cocoon Colors Prevailing 

 Spider Colors Color of Silk Metallic Hues Color Scales 3'2:\ :;">] 



PART V. HOSTILE AGENTS: THEIR INFLUENCE. 



CHAPTER XII. 

 MIMICRY IN SPIDKKS. 



Industrial Mimicry Cutting Ants Mimetic Trapdoors Self Protection Trajuloor 

 Architecture Moggridge and his Trapdoor Spiders Tree Trapdoors Form Mimi- 

 cry of Animals Ant like Spiders Value of slight Variation Darwin's Theory 

 Sight of Birds Birds eating Ants English Game Birds at Linton Park The 



