CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



FACE 



Anatomy and Classification. External Parts of a Spider. 



Feet. Palpi and Maxillae. Mandibles. Breath- 

 ing-Holes. Epigynum. Spinnerets. Eyes. Colors 

 and Markings. Internal Organs. Intestine. Heart. 



Breathing-Organs. Nervous System. Poison 

 Glands. Families of Spiders 1 1 



CHAPTER II. 



Eating and Biting. Structure of the Mandibles. Mouth. 



Eating Insects. Biting. Experiments on Poison 



of Spiders. Tame Spiders 32 



CHAPTER III. 



Spinning-Habits. Spinnerets. Spinning-Glands. Be- 

 ginning of a Thread. Holes and Nests. Burrows of 

 Lycosa. Trap-door Nests. Tubes and Nests of Dras- 

 sidae. Webs of Agalena. Webs of Linyphia and 

 Theridion. Spiders living in Webs made by Others. 



Round Webs. Epeira Vulgaris. Zilla. Nephila. 



Habits in the Web. Curled Webs. Cribellum 

 and Calamistrum. W r ebs of Amaurobius. Regular 

 Webs of Dictyna. Triangle Web. Round Webs with 

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