Photo: J. J. Ward. 



FOOT OF SPIDER, SHOWING COMBED CLAWS AND CUTTING-HOOK BELOW 



When the spider runs up a wall or creeps along a ceiling, it is gripping the roughnesses on 

 the surface by means of these combed claws. There is mention in the Scriptures of the spider 

 "laying hold with her hands"; but some scholars say that the Hebrew word really refers to 

 the wall-lizard called the Gecko, which has toes with adhesive surfaces. A spider cannot 

 climb up a quartz fibre, for its claws will not grip the smooth surface. 



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Photo: J. J. Ward. 



FOOT OF A WINGLESS FLY, MelophagllS Ol'itlUS, OFTEN, 

 BUT BADLY, NAMED THE SHEEP-TICK 



For a tick is not an insect at all. The "ked," as it is popularly 

 called, has a compressed body about a quarter of an inch long. It has 

 piercing mouth-parts and sucks blood from the sheep. Very striking 

 are the two curved claws at the tip of the foot, well suited for holding 

 on to the fleece. Part of the body, with short hairs, is also shown. 

 The "keds" usually pass from one sheep to another by contact. 



