INSECTS AT WORK AND PLAY. 



in my pocket , 

 feeding, her from 

 time to time, and 

 giving her an air- 

 ing on my hand. 

 She became quite 

 tame, but would 

 never venture far 

 away from the 

 matchbox and her beloved eggs. Whether 

 she had run the allotted span of her species, 

 or was overtaken by a premature decline of 

 health, I do not know, but she seemed aware 

 of her impending doom several days before 



SPIDER CARRYING 

 BALL OF EGGS. 



