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her. If he happened not to be hidden she would seem to see him, 
even when ten or twelve inches away, and would quickly draw back ; 
but in case he was hidden behind some object, she would hurry off, 
seeming to think she had a chance to escape. 
“ The male, in the meantime, frequently lost sight of the female. 
He would then mount to the top of the box or jar upon which he 
found himself, and, raising his head, would take a comprehensive 
view of the surrounding objects. Here he would remain until he 
caught sight of the female,—which he often did at a distance of at 
least ten inches,—when he would at once leap rapidly after her. 
“The ocelli of some spiders, then, enable them to see objects at 
a distance of at least ten inches.” 
In order to determine whether spiders have a color sense or not, 
experiments were tried upon species that were found during the 
ay, running among dead leaves, or hiding under stones or wood. 
Cages were constructed, each consisting in part of blue, green, yel- 
low and red glass. Spiders were placed in these cages, and the 
color of the glass beneath which they retreated and remained was 
noted. The relative positions of the colors were varied on the dif- 
ferent experiments. It was found that in two hundred and thirty- 
seven trials the spiders chose the red one hundred and eighty-one 
times, the yellow thirty-two, the blue eleven, and the green thir- 
teen. These experiments seem to be conclusive as to the existence 
of a color sense in certain spiders. 
We have not space to quote the results of experiments pay 
feigning death by spiders, nor to repeat the accounts of mistakes 0 
spiders. 
MEETING OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL CLUB OF THE A. A. A. ort 
The next meeting of this club will occur at 9 A.M., August 15th, 
in the High School building at Cleveland, Ohio. : 
Owing to the central position of Cleveland, this will be ge 
convenient for the entomologists of both Canada and the Unit 
States. We may, therefore, expect a large attendance and a very 
interesting meeting. : = 
Those who expect to furnish papers should send the titles at y 
to the Secretary, Professor A. J. Cook, Agricultural College, Mich., 
so that they may be announced in the programme. 
THE ENTOMOLOGICAL Reports or Dr. LE Barox.— Profes 
S. A. Forbes, Champaign, Ill., writes us as follows: “ I have la AA 
received from the family of Dr. Le Baron a supply of doplery 
of his four reports as State Entomologist of Illinois, 187 1-74, a 
wish to offer, through the AMERICAN NATURALIST, to sen a a 
on receipt of postage, to any one who may wish them to comp 
their series,” 
