OUR SEARCH FOR A WILDERNESS. 



were of great size, stretching some eight and a half inches 

 across. The three hinder pairs of legs were normal and used 

 for walking, while the fourth pair was attenuated and func- 

 tioned as feelers the " whips "-- measuring full ten inches 

 in length. The jaws were most terrible organs, three inches 



FIG. 85. WHIP SCORPION OR PEDIPALP SPIDER. 



long, dove-tailed with wicked spines, while the tips ended in 

 villainous fangs. 



A few hundred yards farther we came to a small clearing 

 where the squaws were cooking dinner. The houses of these 

 happy people are of the simplest construction. Four poles 

 support a roof covered with loose palm thatch, open on all 



