PULMONARIA. 



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THE GARDEN-SPIDER (Epeira Diadema), MASON-SPIDER (Mygale 

 Ccementaria), and HUNTING-SPIDER (Salticus Scenicus)* 



in the silk, into which the Spider, when at home, in- 

 serts her claws, and thus, when fearful of intrusion, 

 holds her door with all her might, and even if half 

 opened, often snatches it out of the hand. If ex- 

 posed, however, she appears stupified, and submits 

 without resistance. This species (M. Camentaria) is 

 found in the South of France, others are found in 



* In the cut, the earth is represented as having been removed in part 

 from the cell of the Mason-spider, in order to shew its form. 



