. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. Other Invertebrate-Animal Study 477. A fitmiel web. Photo by J. H. Comstock THE FUNNEL WEB Teacher's Story "And dew-hright webs festoon the grass In roadside fields at morning.'' —Elizabeth Akers. Sometimes on a dewy morning, a field will seem carpeted with these webs, each with its opening stretched wide, and each with its narrow hallway of retreat. The general shape of the web is like that of a broad funnel with a tube leading down at one side. This tube is used as a hiding pla
. Handbook of nature-study for teachers and parents, based on the Cornell nature-study leaflets. Nature study. Other Invertebrate-Animal Study 477. A fitmiel web. Photo by J. H. Comstock THE FUNNEL WEB Teacher's Story "And dew-hright webs festoon the grass In roadside fields at morning.'' —Elizabeth Akers. Sometimes on a dewy morning, a field will seem carpeted with these webs, each with its opening stretched wide, and each with its narrow hallway of retreat. The general shape of the web is like that of a broad funnel with a tube leading down at one side. This tube is used as a hiding place for the spider, which thus escapes the eyes of its enemies, and also keeps out of sight of any insects that might be frightened at seeing it, and so avoid the web. But the tube is no cul-de-sac; quite to the con- trary, it has a rear exit, through which the spider, if frightened, escapes from attack. The web is formed of many lines of silk crossing each other irregularly, forming a firm sheet. This sheet is held in place by many guy-lines, which fasten it to surrounding objects. If the web is touched lightly, the spider rushes forth from its lair to seize its prey; but if the web be jarred roughly, the spider speeds out through its back door and can be found only with difficulty. The smaller insects of the field, such as flies and bugs, are the chief food of this spider; it rarely attempts to seize a grown 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, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Publishing Company
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