62 TEXAS NATURE OBSERVATIONS AND REMINISCENCES. 



The seriousness of such a spider 

 bite depends on circumstances; 

 rften only of minor impoit ; but in 

 deep-seated cases, especially if a 

 bloodvessel is penetrated, the 

 symptoms are more alarming— 

 often with very severe pain and 

 discoloration of the parts affected, 

 gangrenous disintegration of 



larged one-third to its normal sizs 

 — ^this main oval-shaped eoeoon 

 being covered with an extra, and 

 very thin web-lining — resembling 

 a tiny snow-white veil. In both 

 instances, the tarantula had been 

 hidden inside the cocoon, and the 

 photo of the spiders were taken 

 by first focusing the cocoon, and 



Entir? External Hull op a Vicious Jumping Tarantula Entangled 

 IN Weblining (Very highly magnified.) 



the tissues, with subsequent de- 

 rangement of the nerve centers, 

 etc. 



The photographs in this issue 

 show how ingeniously Ihese spid- 

 ers prepared their silk-white eo- 

 eoon on the thorny cactus leaf — 

 one of the photos showing the co- 

 coon and the escaping spider en- 



then slightly tapping the base- 

 part of the cocoon with a slender 

 piece of stick. The instant the 

 spider emerged the plate was ex- 

 posed, a few secodds. No chloro- 

 form or other artificial means 

 were used in this proceedure ; and 

 the views were taken at close 

 range, with the aid of an extra 



