56 CURIOUS HOMES AND THEIR TENANTS. 



bility not to be found at home by objectionable 

 callei-s ; her burrow is curved, and has two entrances, 

 and while the enemy enters the front door she and 

 her chick escape by the back and plunge as soon as 

 possible into the water, where they can with little 

 exertion burrow as often and as rapidly as they 

 choose. 



If you ever happen to be walking upon the edge 

 of any of the sea cliffs with which the Fai-oe Islands 

 abound, you need not feel any surprise to hear a fierce 

 grunting going on beneath your very feet. It is only 

 the old puffins who frequent the place in great num- 

 bers, and whose burrows run deeply into the banks ; 

 they are angry with you for disturbing their slum- 

 bers by tramping over the roofs of their dwelling 

 places. 



THE TUEEET-BUILDING SPIDER 



THE LOG CABIN SHE BUILDS. 



The log cabin or turret spider digs a burrow in 

 the earth six or seven inches in depth and builds a 

 tower of sticks above its burrow, as cabins are built 

 of logs, by placing the sticks alternately one upon the 

 other and filling the interstices with earth and moss. 



Tiie turret is constructed of these sticks, which 

 are an inch or two in length, in such a manner as to 

 have five sides and to reach the height of two or 

 three inches. Mrs. Mary Treat, the discoverer of 



