THE TRAP-DOOR SPIDERS 



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some enemy. At night, however, they sally forth in search of 

 prey. They spin no web in which to entangle their victims, but 

 carefully search for insects and other small creatures in the retreats 

 to which they have retired for the night. 





Trap-door Spider, and Interior of its Dwelling 



The great Crab Spider of Surinam is a near relation of these 

 remarkable creatures. This is the largest and most formidable 

 of all known spiders, for it is more than two and a half inches in 

 length when fully grown, while its limbs cover a surface larger 

 than that of a man's hand. 



This huge spider does not limit its diet to insects, but some- 



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