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she moves a little to one side, raises 
her head, draws back one of her 
front feet, as if ready to a. 
strike, all the while ,2@ 
champing her shin- : 
ing green man-*:7¢" 
dibles in the most ** 
threatening manner. threatening manner” 
Miss Attida depends upon her eye- 
sight to find out things much more 
than the orb-weavers or tent-makers 
do. This is necessary in her case, for 
she is a real hunter. Just as the In- 
dians years ago started out on their 
expeditions to kill the buffalo and deer 
for food, so she starts out with her 
sharp weapons to slay the flies and 
other insects that may happen to cross 
her path. 
When a fly alights near her, she 
sits still for a moment, then stealthily 
creeps a few inches nearer, crouches 
like a cat ready to spring upon a 
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