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Lllustrations 
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Diagram of Silverback’s eyes . . . . - 
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“ Ag a sailor would climb a mast”’ . 
“ The owner of this exquisite home ”’ 
“Her disguise is complete”? . . . . . . 
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The tent-makers 
“ Peeping out upon the roof” 
“Mrs. Grass Spider ” a 
“‘ Mrs. Spinner has darted from her stairway ” 
“ Like a ball as she hangs from her web ” 
“The beetle is hoisted to the desired position ” 
Cribellum and spinnerets of the Silk-Comber 
Leg of the Silk-Comber 
Diagram of Mrs. Attide’s eyes . 
“Tn the most threatening manner ’ : 
“ She is holding fast with four pairs of feet” a 
“‘ She stands on tiptoe” : 
“ All the home that our common black running spider 
possesses ” 
“ Capture their prey by main force ”’ 
“You see what a beauty she is ”’ 
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“Sometimes the lady of the house fastens her door 
open by means of threads ”’ 
‘“‘ Now and then one sets up its housekeeping in a bunch 
of bananas” : F 
The house Mrs. Jumping- Splaak has for her children . 
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