Contents 



CHAPTER PAGE 



IX THE GARDEN SPIDERS: BUILDING 



THE WEB 228 



X THE GARDEN SPIDERS : MY NEIGH- 

 BOUR 248 



XI THE GARDEN SPIDERS : THE LIME- 

 SNARE . '. ' ; ' V" "'.''. . . 272 



XII THE GARDEN SPIDERS : THE TELE- 

 GRAPH-WIRE 282 



XIII THE GARDEN SPIDERS: PAIRING 



AND HUNTING .... 296 



XIV THE GARDEN SPIDERS : THE QUES- 



TION OF PROPERTY . . . 317 



XV THE LABYRINTH SPIDER . . . 330 

 XVI THE CLOTHO SPIDER . . . .360 



APPENDIX: THE GEOMETRY OF THE 



EPEIRA'S WEB 383 



