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spider's life is a very subordinate one. The 

 male approaches the female only during 

 mating time and it would not be surprising 

 if, as is the case in some of the land spiders, 

 the female should devour her much weaker 

 mate, after the latter has done his share to 

 propagate his kind. 



We cannot close this chapter without men- 

 tioning the much talked of and written about 

 mosquito. While we do not add anything 

 new to the already bulky literature on the 

 mosquito, we shall not fail to mention that 

 its larvae form an excellent fish food. To 

 obtain a good supply of it place a vessel of 

 water on a window or anywhere outside, 

 and within a few days little boat-shaped 

 gray bodies can be noticed floating on the 

 surface of the water; these are formed of 

 the eggs of the mosquito, and in a few 

 days the water will be alive with the small 

 larvae. They are very active and reach 

 maturity in a surprisingly short time. 

 The transfer of the water, larvae and all, 



