. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. INSECTS AND THEIR NEAR RELATIVES. 31 and numerous lines extending in all directions to the sup- porting spears of grass (Fig. 33). The tube serves as a. hiding-place for the owner of the web ; from this retreat the spider runs out on the upper surface of the web to seize any insect that alights upon it. The tubes open below, near the roots of the grass ; so that the spider can escape from it if a too formidable insect comes upon the web. The funnel-web weavers (family Agalenidix) are long- legged, brown spiders, in which the head part of the cephal
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. INSECTS AND THEIR NEAR RELATIVES. 31 and numerous lines extending in all directions to the sup- porting spears of grass (Fig. 33). The tube serves as a. hiding-place for the owner of the web ; from this retreat the spider runs out on the upper surface of the web to seize any insect that alights upon it. The tubes open below, near the roots of the grass ; so that the spider can escape from it if a too formidable insect comes upon the web. The funnel-web weavers (family Agalenidix) are long- legged, brown spiders, in which the head part of the cephalo- thorax is higher than the thoracic part, and distinctly separated from it by grooves or marks at the sides. The eyes are usually in two rows, but in Agalena the middle eyes of both rows are much higher than the others. The feet have three claws. The posterior pair. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.
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