
The Fhers 
thread to the post, and then drop two 
or three inches, hanging to the other 
end. She is tossed and whirled about 
by the wind, but she does not care. 
She is holding fast with four pairs of 
feet. At the same time she is sending 
from her spinnerets a stream of silk. 
Presently she darts off as if shot from 
apopgun. She is carried onward by the - 
breeze, while she skilfully lets out more 
and more string as she flies. Ifshe strikes 
a tree or any other object she settles 
down for a moment, fastens her string, 
then waits once more for a favorable 
breeze, when away she goes again, atiny ~ 
kite, letting out her string as she flies. 
If the Flier is one of the small grown- 
up spiders she uses a different method 
to get herself started off on her journey. 
When she has reached the top of the 
weed or post she does a very funny 
thing. She stands on tiptoe, her head 
down, her abdomen stretched upward 
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