Dolomtdes fimbriatus. 



Dolom&ks mirdbilis. 



body alone being nearly an inch in length. Like the Pirate-spider, it is found in the 

 vicinity of water, and seems to be most common in the fens of Cambridgeshire. It will 

 often descend voluntarily below the surface of the water, its respiration being conducted by 

 means of the air-globules which cling to the mass of hairs with which its body is covered. 

 The cocoon of the female is brown in colour, and of considerable size, containing more 

 than two hundred eggs. It is carried, like that of the preceding species, under the thorax. 

 The colour of this spider is rich dark brown, with a broad band of yellowish buff down 

 each side, and a double row of little white spots on the abdomen. The legs are paler, and 

 of a more ruddy hue. Only three species are at present acknowledged as British. 



WE now come to the beautiful Hunting Spiders, a family which is spread over the 

 world, and which has several British representatives. They are the very chetahs, or 

 hunting leopards, of the Spider race, and have the mottled beauty as well as the active 

 limbs of the mammalian leopards. They can all run fast, and have also the power of 

 leaping upon their prey to a considerable distance. They are mostly found upon walls, 

 among stones, or upon leaves. 



The handsome little spider that is called by the name of Eresus cinnabarinus is by 

 no means common in England, and may indeed be considered as one of our rarest species. 

 It is not very large, being only one-third of an inch in length, but its colour is extremely 

 beautiful, the cephalothorax being deep velvety black, edged towards its hinder margin 

 with vermilion, and the whole upper part of the abdomen being coloured with the same 

 brilliant hue. On the upper part of the abdomen are six square black spots, the first 

 four being large and the last two smaD. Each of these spots is edged with pure white, 

 and their effect against the rich scarlet of the abdomen is very fine. 



AT %. C is given a specimen of the common HUNTING SPIDER of England, sometimes 

 known by the name of Zebra-spider from its boldly-striped markings. 



This little spider is extremely common, and in the summer time may be seen on 

 almost every wall and tree trunk, busily hunting for prey. Even upon the window-sills 

 the Hunting Spider pursues its chase ; and as it is very bold and allows itself to be 



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