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would not, indeed, be then so easy to secure a fly, 

 when animated with the enlivening influence of the 

 sunshine, and the web would stand the chance of 

 more frequent and extensive breaches. But be the 

 causes what they may, spiders most usually hunt in 

 the night ; and, as we have remarked, also in the 

 day, during cloudy weather ; for during bright sun- 

 shine, it is rare to see one making or mending a 

 web*. Whether this singularity arises from the effect 



Red underwing (Catocala Nuptd). 

 * J. R. 



