30 The Structure and Habits of Spiders. 



The eyes are small, and simply arranged in two 

 rows, Fig. 12. 



Fig. 



THERIDIID^. 



The largest family of spiders. Most of them 

 are small, with large rounded abdomens and 

 slender legs. They live usually upside down, 

 holding by their feet under their webs. They 

 make large cobwebs of different shapes for 

 different species, and depend for food on what 

 is caught in them. To this group belongs the 



