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as to the marvellous way in which the second trap-door is hinged at the 
mouth of the branch, so as to be capable of closing up either the branch 
or the main nest, the door having a handle or flap attached to it, for more 
convenient use by the spider. I confess that though I searched anxiously 
for such, never found one. A servant of mine, however, on whose veracity 
I can depend, informed’ me, that in the month of April, he found such a 
nest in the cultivation paddock. His statement is, that when he lifted the 
outer door on the surface of the ground, he saw the spider holding down 
the trap-door with its feet. (The spider was one of those first sent to the 
Rey. Pickard Cambridge.) On forcing the door open, the spider retreated 
down its hole, and on digging down after it, it retreated up a side gallery, 
which had a door on its entrance. This door had a little flap attached to it. 
In this branch gallery were stored caterpillars and grasshoppers. The main 
tube was crooked, but the branch gallery was straight and sloped upwards, 
as shown in Sketch No.1, Plate VIII., which is a copy of the original given 
to me by the man who saw it. In the particular spot where this was got, I 
was not able to examine many nests, and in those I did examine, the soil 
around was so loose and friable, that the nests got spoiled in the digging, 
so that though I did not get them, I think it is highly probable this type of 
nest may yet be found in abundance. At any rate, I am sure there is an 
ample field for many observers to occupy their attention upon, as I believe 
the type of nest, and habits of the individual will vary in different 
localities. 
Do they emit a viscous secretion JSrom the palpi? 
As some doubt seems to exist as to the Territelare emitting from their 
palpi a viscous secretion, enabling them to traverse the perpendicular 
surfaces of dry, highly polished bodies, I may as well state, that my ex- 
perience is the same as Moggridge’s, viz.: «That when placed in a glass 
tumbler they all remained helpless prisoners, though struggling vigorously 
for their freedom.” 
Comparison with Jamaica nest, 
Through the kindness of Captain Hutton, I am able to exhibit to you, a 
Trap-door Spider’s nest from Jamaica, presented to the Museum by Mr. 
Murison. You will see at a glance, that it is quite a different type from 
any of those I have described, or exhibited to you. It is really a nest, or 
pouch opening directly from the surface of the ground, about an inch in 
diameter, and about three inches deep. It has nothing at all in common 
with our species, except the silk-lining and the trap-door, and these are 
much more tough and thick in the woven material, than are any Oamaru 
nests. The nest too, tapers in at the bottom to a point, and is closed up, 
though it is now slit up, and has nothing at all like a long tunnel connected 
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