96 The Structure and Habits of Spiders. 

 female in his mandibles, and lays her on one 



Fig. 53- 



side, Fig. 54, and inserts one of his palpi 

 After a time, he rises on tiptoe, turns her 



Fig. =4. 



around and over, so that she lies on the other 

 side, with her head in the opposite direction, 



