

The Spinner Family 
yellow coloring. Now, while spiders 
are not true insects, some of them have 
adopted this terrifying color to ward 
off enemies. The scheme works well; 
few people will dare to touch the harm- 
less Autumn Spider, believing it to 
be very poisonous. Indeed in some 
localities it is known as the “ poison 
spider.” 
The poison-fangs are of little value 
to the Spinners in defending them- 
selves, except when the enemy is 
another spinner or an insect with 
whom they can contend in a hand 
to hand battle. 
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