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hundred little Spinners, so Mrs. House- 
Spider often has as many as one thou- 
sand babies to watch over at one time. 
None of the Spinner mothers is more 
faithful than she. 
I once placed a house spider with 
one of her egg-cases in a small cage. 
The door of the cage was left open one 
night, and the spider escaped. She did 
not forget her precious package of 
egos, but, fastening it by means of 
threads to her spinnerets, she carried 
it with her. I found her the next day 
behind the bookcase, where she had 
already made a snug little house, from 
the ceiling of which triumphantly hung 
the tan-colored cradle. 
The Autumn Spider makes a very 
elaborate case or cocoon to hold her 
eggs. It is flask-shaped, with a very 
large round bowl and a short neck. 
It is a wonderful piece of workman- 
ship. ‘The outside of the case 1s made 
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