. American spiders and their spinning work. A natural history of the orbweaving spiders of the United States, with special regard to their industry and habits. Spiders. 54 AMERICAN SPIDERS AND THEIR (Fig. 29), that is, the body was thrown into a position at about an angle of forty-five degrees, the abdomen almost in the line with the cephalolhorax, but a little bent under at the apex, which nearly or quite touched the ground. The two hind pairs of legs were thrown outward from the body, the fourth or hindermost pair being well curved, the third or next pair somewhat bent, but mo
. American spiders and their spinning work. A natural history of the orbweaving spiders of the United States, with special regard to their industry and habits. Spiders. 54 AMERICAN SPIDERS AND THEIR (Fig. 29), that is, the body was thrown into a position at about an angle of forty-five degrees, the abdomen almost in the line with the cephalolhorax, but a little bent under at the apex, which nearly or quite touched the ground. The two hind pairs of legs were thrown outward from the body, the fourth or hindermost pair being well curved, the third or next pair somewhat bent, but more exteiid- , ed. The second pair (next to the foremost) conflrmed ^^^''^ quite extended in a line without much curvature, except towards the last two joints. The front legs were extended in a line somewhat Fig. 31. Love dance of Astia n n n i vittata. Male with front curvcd, and wcU throwu upward above the head, and legs in poise. (After Peck- j.|,g | y^ri^i^]-^ ^rc black, wcrc strctchcd out in a ham.) s. I ' > corresponding position, and continually rubbed one upon the other in an excited manner. In this attitude the male moved backward and forward with a lively sal- tigrade movement, whirling around a little as he leaped upward (Fig. 30) and brush- ing the tips of his palps together in the meanwhile. This was about all I was permitted to see, but it at least confirms in part what the Peckhams have so care- fully recorded. The first male form, which corresponds in appearance to the female, when he ap- proaches his mate, raises his first ove jggg g^ Q^^^ ^j^gy point either ^Sw. Astia. forward or upward, keeping his JJ" palps stiffly outstretched, while -^_ the tip of his abdomen is bent to the '- ground. This position he commonly takes Fm. 32. Position of male Astia vittata when when three or four inches away. While ^I^teTpectoa'm) '^""*'^' '^""" *"""'*'"*⢠he retains this attitude he keeps curving and waving his legs in
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