Copyright by National Geograplilc Society, 1913. Photo by David Fairchild 

 ALL THE MONSTERS PICTURED ON THE PRECEDING PACES, AND MANY MORE, IM- 

 PRISONED IN ONE MUSEUM CASE 



They are all pinned in the liox and have dried out and changed almost beyond recognition, 

 but the impression which their portraits have made will, 1 hope, be lasting 



grass shotikl stumble over his own out- 

 grown skeleton, so like his former self in 

 all its details that he could scarcely fail 

 to recognize it as his own ; for even the 

 transparent cornea of the eye is a part of 

 this outer skeleton and is shed with it. 

 as well as the jaws, sensitive spines, and 

 hairs. 



A MALE SPIDER (PAGE C^2T,) 



The long legs and low-swung body of 

 this creature fit it i)eculiarly for running, 

 and the curious structure of its short 

 front legs, or palpi, show it to be a ma- 

 ture male. 



A SPIDER FROM A ELv's POINT OF VIEW 



(Dolomcdcs tciicbrosus, Htc), 

 p.\CE 624 



A spider from the fly's point of view 

 is a terrible monster indeed. Its claws 

 of polished chitin, sharp as sword points, 

 each with an aperture leading to a sac 

 filled with deadly poison ; its array of 

 eyes of different sizes, its mottled, hairy 

 skin covered with hollow sensitive bris- 

 tles, and its powerful leg-like palpi must 

 strike terror to the heart of any tly or 

 cockroach which may happen in its 

 neighborhood. 



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