SGi AFTER A. 
threads, which are wound from several 
cocoons, to form one of sufficient size for 
our use ? 
Mother, Much in the same way. 
When the web is large you will some- 
times perceive, that the outer edge of it is 
supported by long threads, fastened to 
the ceiling, or carried several feet up the 
wall. Spiders change their skins more 
than once ; for this operation they retire 
into some snug nook, where they suspend 
themselves : in a short time the skin 
splits along the back ; the spider first 
draws out its body at the opening, and 
then its legs, one by one, leaving behind 
the old transparent skin, which is fre- 
quently found entangled in the web. 
Lucy. Do spiders come from the egg 
completely formed ? 
Mother, Yes, they do ; the only al- 
teration that takes place is in colour, 
which generally varies with each change 
of skin. 
Lucy, Mamma, I have seen brown 
