1978] Lubin, Eberhard, & Montgomery Miagrammopes 3 
Figure 1. a) Typical web of Miagrammopes simus, showing the horizontal rest- 
ing thread under a leaf, the vertical capture thread with sticky segment and thin, 
non-sticky, horizontal threads; b) posture of M. simus as it holds its web and waits 
for prey. 
capture threads rested in essentially the same position; the leg I 
holding the horizontal resting thread was in position to monitor 
vibrations from the second capture thread. 
When disturbed, or when hanging from a resting thread with no 
capture thread present, M. simus assumed a stick-like, cryptic pos- 
ture, orienting along the resting thread with the first and second 
pair of legs held straight forward and the fourth pair held straight 
behind. The small third pair of legs held the resting thread or the 
substrate, but were pressed close to the body and did not break the 
stick-like outline. 
