





The Spinner Family 
they change their dresses the first 
time. ‘These baby gowns are always 
smooth and transparent, and are left 
within the egg cocoon. Open any 
: cocoon which the 
| spiderlings have 
. ebandoned, and you 
% will find oreat 
clusters of 

these dainty 
cast-o ff 
specks of 
Se ie dresses. 
bathiy aupor” The second suits are 
specks of dresses” 
usually a trifle darker in 
color, and always have a few hairs 
scattered over the surface. Nothing is 
more interesting than to watch a Spin- 
her casting off her old suit and getting 
anew one. But if you intend to watch 
the process you must light up your lan- 
tern again, for most Spinners perform 
this feat under cover of the darkness, 
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