The Spinners’ Enemies 
bright yellow. So well does the color 
protect it, as it nestles down among 
the flowers, that you may be looking 
directly at it and never see it, if it is 
prudent enough to “lie low.” Its pro- 
tective coloration serves it another 
good turn, for the insects that come to 
the golden rod to feast on the pollen 
actually step into the very jaws of the 
little spinner before they are aware of 
its presence. 
Mrs. Autumn-Spider, who, you re- 
member, dresses in black with yellow 
stripes, finds some protection in those 
yellow stripes. Yellow seems to be 
the danger flag in the world of insects. 
Whenever you see insects flaunting 
the yellow stripes or bars, you feel 
instinctively that they are intended as 
a warning to keep at a safe distance. 
It is not hard to account for this feel- 
ing, for the bees and other stinging 
insects all display an abundance of 
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