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but after standing in the air a few min- 
utes, the glue breaks up into small bits 
which collect in the beadlike drops. 
‘The inelastic thread is per- 
| fectly smooth and dry. 
e It would never do to have 
a stretchy foundation for a 
Ain house. This the wise little 
x Om “\ Spinner knows; soshemakes 
IGN > the frame-work and spokes 
(oa out of the firm, dry silk. 
/ But the spiral? That is 
to serve another purpose, 
for this little house is not 
made sunply to live in, but 
to act as a snare to catch 
prey as well. 
y Already a small moth, 
hewn “ewes attracted by our light is 
hovering dangerously near 
the gummy spiral. There, it has 
touched the wheel, one wing is stick- 
ing fast. No use to struggle, poor 
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