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THE BROWN-TAIL MOTH 



Fig. 2.— Winter web of the Brown-Tail Moth. (After Weed.) 



Spider's eggs, each of which contains two to a dozen small, 

 brown, hairy caterpillars about one-sixth of an inch long 

 CFier. 3). At one side or lower end of the web is found 



Fig. 3.— Winter web opened to show the different compartments or ceMs, each containing 



young caterpillars within. 



