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that you see in the picture. These 
threads are securely fastened to leaves, 
twigs, or other objects near enough to 
be of service. 
How do you suppose Mrs. Epeira 
manages to carry her thread from one 
support to another? She cannot jump 
across, for the distance is too creat, 
and she has no wings with which to 
fly. While you and I have been puz- 
zling ourselves over it, she has set to 
work, for she knows exactly what to do. 
She takes for her starting-point that 
low twig which she has already coy- 
ered with a network of threads. Now 
she clings to some of the threads, her 
back down, her spinnerets upward and 
extending outward from her body as 
far as possible. For a moment she 
keeps perfectly quiet, waiting for some- 
thing very important to happen. A 
slight breeze gently stirs the threads. 
Ah, that is what she is waiting for. 
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