TABLE OF CONTKNTS. 



CHAPTER V. 



GENERAL COCOONING HABITS OF SPIDERS. 



PAOI» 



Coi'ooiis of Theridium — Argyroses trigonuin — Cocoons of Ero— Theridiuin frondenin or 

 Thcridiosoniii radiosum ?— Cocoons in Nests— Carrying Cocoons in Jaws— Pholcus— 

 TTpholstered Cocoon of Agalena— Medicinal Spider— The Water Spider's Cocoon— 

 The Paraon Spider — Brooding Cocoons — Mud plastered Cocoons- Cocooning Nest of 

 an English Drassid— Cocoons in Tubes — Segestria canities and her {/ocoons— Dic- 

 tyna philoteichous— Cocoons of the Territelariie- Trapdoor Spiders— Cocoon of the 

 Tarantula — Lycosa carrying her Cocoon — The I^eaf thatched Cocoon Nest of Dolo- 

 medes — Pucetia aurora— Nesting Cocoons of Saltigrades— Cocoons of Laterigrades— 

 The Huntsman Spider and her Egg Cradle— Cave Spiders— Origin of Cave Fauna- 

 Eflects of Cave Life 111-158 



ClIAITEK VI. 



COMPARATIVE COCOONING INDUSTRY. 



How Argiope weaves her Cocoon — Use of the Legs in Spinning — Equalizing the Output 

 of Thread — Epeira's Method — Weaving a Cocoon — Theridium — Agalena nsevia — 

 Beating down the .Thread- General Spinning Method — Composition of Cocoons — 

 How Cocoons are disposed of— Protection of Cocoons — Cocoon Forms— Variety and 

 Complexity — Number of Cocoons 159-177 



Cll.M'TKR VII. 



MATERNAL INSTINCTS : MOTHERHOOD. 



Cocoon Sites — Feeding Limits— Secreting Cocoons — Night Cocooning— Ovipositing — Cali- 

 fornia Trapdoor Spider's Eggs — Shape of Cocoon — Maternity and Cocoon Structure — 

 Complexity and Maternal Care — Cocoon Vigils — Multifold Cocooning — Number of 

 Eggs — Fertility and Exposure — The Mother Turret Spider — The Watch of Dolo- 

 medes — Briti.sh Spiders — Special Cases of Mother Care — Feeding the Young — Per- 

 sonal Care of Young — The Spiderling.s — Strength of Maternal Feeling — Mistakes of 

 Mothers — Unintelligent Instinct — Intuitive Skill — Marks of Forethought — The Mud 

 Cradle Maker— Man's Method and the Spider's 178-205 



PART III.— EARLY LIFE AND DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIES. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



' COCOON LIFE AND BARYHOOD. 



Adult and Young — Period of Hatching — First Moult — Cocoon Canni' lism — Escape from 

 the Cocoon — Delivery by Birds — By Mother Aid — First Days c Outdoor Life — Gre- 

 garious Habit — Movement Upward — A Tented Colony — Dispersions — The Children 

 of the Spider Web — Mortality among Spiderlings— Assembly of Spiderlings— Bridge 

 and Tent Making— A Cantonment and Tower — Argiope aurelia and her Young — 

 Spider Communities — Spider Colonies — Darwin's View Examined — Accidental As- 

 semblage — Squatter Sovereignty — A Cellar Colony — A Camp of Juveniles — Young 

 Water Spiders — The Spiderlings Pick-a-back — The Turret Spider's Young — A young 

 Tower Builder — Follow the Leader — The Young of Atypus — Nurture in the Nest — 

 Young Tarantulas- Young Trapdoor Builders — Nest Development— Marvels of In- 

 stinct — Dew covered Webs — Character Habits Innate 206-255 



