Bite a ea EINES CERES A LEE LLL LL LEE LLL EELS rr 
Spinners who Live in the Ground 
instead of sideways. For this reason 
they can use their fangs to better 
advantage in attacking an enemy than 
any of the other families of spiders. 
The home of the Trap-door Spider is 
found in the sandy soil of California 
and other Western ,g#s 
States. It is made in 
much the same way 
that our ground- 
spiders make their --7'# eg 
tunnels in our gar- ‘“ ae es 
dens. ‘The inside of ap eae ert eee: 
the narrow hall is dread” 
lined with a thick coat of silk. The 
entrance is skilfully fitted with a door 
made of closely woven threads and 
covered on the outside with a layer 
of soil or sand. The door is hinged 
at one side with a heavy silk film. 
Whenever the owner wishes to be 
considered “not at home” to all call- 
ers, she carefully closes her door. 
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