The Garden Spiders; The Lime-Snare 



the centre. There is here, covering a space 

 which, in the larger wdjs, is about equal to 

 Ac palm of one's hand, a fabric formed of 

 spokes and of Ae commencement of the 

 auxiliary spiral, a neutral fabric in which 

 Ae exploring straw finds no adhe^veness 

 anywhere. 



Here, on this central resting-floor, and here 

 only, Ae Epeira takes her stand, waiting whole 

 days for Ae arrival of Ae game. However 

 dose, however prolonged her contact wiA 

 Ais portion of Ae web, she runs no risk of 

 sticking to it, because Ae gummy coating is 

 lacking, as is Ae twisted and tubular structure, 

 Aroughout Ae loigA of Ae spjokes and 

 throughout Ae extait of Ae auxiliary spiral. 

 These pieces, togeAer wiA Ae rest of Ae 

 framewoik, are made of plain, straight, solid 

 thread. 



But, when a victim is cau^t, sometimes 

 ri^t at Ae edge of Ae web, Ae Spider has to 

 rush up quiddy, to bind it and overcome its 

 attempts to free itself. She is walking Aen 

 upon her network; and I do not find Aat Ae 

 suffers Ae least inconvenience. The lime- 

 Areads are not evai lifted by Ae movements 

 of her l^s. 



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