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find jumping and running spiders on any sunny slope very 

 early in spring, and later in the season they are common 

 everywhere. If you desire to study the habits of a spider, 

 put it in a large glass, provide it with a few sticks and 

 straws, and from time to time feed it a few flies. Many 

 birds are very fond of spiders and their eggs. Some wasps 

 kill them by stinging, and then carry them off as food for 

 their larvae. 



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NOTE TO TEACHER. At the close of this chapter a few lessons 

 should be given on the preparations animals and plants make for 

 winter. A few suggestions are given below, but the working out of 

 the details is left to the teacher. 



1. Most birds and some bats migrate south. 



2. Frogs, toads, snakes, turtles hibernate. 



3. Some mammals, like gophers, chipmunks, black bears, and 

 badgers, hibernate also. 



4. Weasels, minks, foxes, and wild cats live principally on rabbits 

 and mice, which they can find the year through, therefore they do not 

 hibernate. 



5. A few birds that can find food in the winter remain with us. 



6. Some insects winter as adults, others as pupas, others as larvae. 



7. All plant life, except some low aquatic forms, is dormant in 

 northern region. 



