. American spiders and their spinningwork. A natural history of the orbweaving spiders of the United States, with special regard to their industry and habits . Fig. 260. Fig. 261. Fig. 257. The curtain or silken lining of the upper part of nest. Fig. 258. Nest lashed to an adjoin-ing leaf. (Epeira insularis.) Fig. 259. Woven leaf nest of Insularis. Fig. 260. Tubular nest ofEpeira strix. Fig. 261. Bell shaped nest of Epeira domiciliorum. NESTING HABITS AND PROTECTIVE ARCHITECTURE. 289

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