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a few more of the miniature ob- 

 jects seen on the photo may be 

 mentioned. 



The two large specimens of 

 arachnids (second last row) are 

 quite common in falltime and are 

 quite attractive when met with 

 suspended on their large round 



and the huge spider, lodging in 

 the center, had a large devilshorse 

 (mantis) between its jaws, and I 

 succeeded in preparing a nice photo 

 of the unusual sight, but unlucki- 

 ly, the plate spbiled after develop- 

 ing. 



In the third row, (3rd and 5th 



Photomicrograph of Fangs 

 (Highly 



network over branches of a bush 

 or tree, with their brilliant gol- 

 den-yellow colors, and jet-black 

 feet, with perhaps a grasshopper or 

 some other prairie insect between 

 the mandibles. During a hunting 

 trip last winter, I met a beautiful 

 network of such a spider along the 

 romantic San Antonio river's bank, 



OP A YoDNG Texas Centepede 

 Magnified) 



views,) are seen the breeding-nest 

 or cocoon of this same spider spe- 

 cies. It was found in a hilly region, 

 suspended on a small-leaved acacia 

 bush, with myriads of the young 

 spiders crawling along the suspen- 

 sion network, which concealed the 

 cocoon, like so many acrobats. 

 It is interesting to note the ana- 



