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The Tent-Makers 
by shaking the grass-blades, you will 
probably catch a glimpse of her eight 
legs as she whirls down her 
stairs, and seeks a place of _ 
safety in her cellar, or £ eth, tpl 
among the roots of the vf, bs 
grass on the first floor. ~ (4 iY, eee 
Mrs. Agelena does not VA \ 
build a new home every ¢ «yp, 
night, as the orb weavers = "Spider" 
do. Indeed, if you do not ruthlessly 
tear down her tent with your lawn 
mower or sickle, she makes one last 
several weeks. True, she fixes it up 
occasionally, putting a new border all 
around it, and a fresh layer of threads 
on the upper surface. 
None of the Spinners come to us in 
greater numbers than the tent-makers. 
Not only do they camp out on our 
lawns and meadows, but certain species 
pitch their tents upon the horizontal 
branches of the shrubbery in the gar- 
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