




XI 
THE SILK-COMBERS 

OU remember that Mrs. Epeira 
sometimes uses the soft hairs 
on her legs to brush the dust 
from her gown, or to clean her face 
and eyes. All the Spinners that we 
have met — Hunchback, Tent-makers, 
House-Spider and all — have the same 
cleanly habit. 
Now we are to meet a Spinner who, 
besides the usual brushes, always car- 
ries about with her two large coarse 
combs. ‘These combs are made of stiff 
hairs and are fastened to the Spinner’s 
hind legs. Each comb extends along 
the outer, upper surface of one entire 
segment, the sixth, or the one nearest 
the foot. 
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