62 IN THE ACADIAN LAND. 



black water spider does not make a web, but 

 lurks about the shores and springs on its victim. 

 Here I must take leave of these most inter- 

 esting little animals. Their habits, instincts, 

 structures and dispositions are all marked with 

 peculiar distinctness, and a careful study of 

 them is no idle amusement but a pleasant and 

 praiseworthy task. 



