OF THE ORDER ARANEIDEA, 249 
a female Segestria senoculata, at 4" 35™ p.m., about a 
quarter of an inch from the posterior extremity of its 
abdomen, survived till 8° 7™ p.m. 
September 7th. Temperature 69° -At 1° 45™ 
p.M.a Flesh-fly was bitten by a female Hpeira dia- 
dema on the underside of the abdomen, near its 
posterior extremity, and a brownish fluid continued 
to ooze from the wounds till 5° 18™ p.m. on the Sth, 
when the fly expired. 
September 7th. Temperature 68°. A common 
Crane-fly was seized near the posterior extremity of 
the abdomen, at 4° 54™ p.m., by a female Zpecira 
guadrata. A brownish fluid issued from the punc- 
tures made by the fangs of the spider, and the 
existence of the insect terminated at 6" 9™ P.M. on 
the 8th. 
September 10th. Temperature 64°. Pierced a 
Flesh-fly through the middle of the left side of the 
abdomen with a fine needle, at 12° 14" p.m.; a 
transparent fluid issued from the wound, which the 
fly survived till 4" 20™ p.m. on the 11th. 
September 10th. Temperature 65°. At 1* 13™ 
P.M. a common Crane-fly was pierced through the 
left side of the abdomen, near the middle, with a 
fine needle; the insect expired on the same day at 
BY 29" P.M. 
September 10th. Temperature 65°. The point of 
a strong needle was deeply inserted into the right 
side of the abdomen of a large Green Grasshopper, 
