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the nest, and then go foraging about. In these expeditions 

 she was very inquisitive examining nearly everything on the 

 table, and occasionally seizing small insects that I had caught 

 for her. 



The Jumping Spider (Phidippus morsitans) vMh a captured 

 Datana Moth, Its nest of flossy silk is shown above in 

 the centre of the dried leaf. The ball of eggs is 

 stored inside, and a hole serving as a door- 

 way is placed at one side. 



But it was on the third day that I was introduced to the 

 pugnacity possessed by this small nest guardian. In the fore- 

 noon I had incidentally brought in three live Datana moths, 

 which were quietly resting on the upper surface of some leaves 

 of black raspberry. This small branch containing the moths 



