SPIDERS. 



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the full size, in order to allow other specimens to be introduced 

 into the same illustration for the purpose of comparison. In 

 colour they are nearly white, with a slight yellowish tinge, and 

 are very soft and delicate of texture, so that when viewed in a 

 good light they form a very striking group of objects. 



Immediately below these nests may be seen a singular-looking 

 object, which few would recognise as the work of a spider. Such, 



PENSILE SPIDERS NEST. 



however, is the case, the creature being urged by instinct to 

 take several concave seed-pods, and to fix them together, as 

 seen in the drawing. The seed-pods are fastened firmly to- 

 gether with the silken thread of which webs are made, and in 

 the interior the eggs are placed. The drawing is reduced 



