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have to wait until evening to make 
her acquaintance, for she is always at 
home ready to receive callers. 
Mrs. Ar-gi-0-pe is dressed in a rich 
suit of black velvet, trimmed on the 
back with bands of bright yellow. 
The cephalo-thorax is decked with 
spots of pure white, while her long 
legs are clad in black and_ brown. 
She is much larger than our friend, 
Mrs. Epeira; indeed she is one of the 
largest Spinners that inhabit the tem- 
perate climate. We are told that her 
sisters in the tropics are as large as 
mice, and are dressed in the most 
gorgeous colorings. 
Mrs. Argiope is called the Autumn 
Spider, because most people believe 
that she visits us only in the latter 
part of summer and in autumn. The 
truth is that the little lady is with us 
all summer long, but we do not recog- 
nize her. While she is growing, she 
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