. The biology of spiders. Spiders; Insects. DISTRIBUTION look for it elsewhere. Seekers after spiders meet with exactly the same state of affairs. In most localities in England, about a hundred species of spiders can be found without much difficulty in a season or two. Several of the commoner species are found in the sheds and stables at home, and occur again, but with striking additions, in the conservatory and greenhouses. Running in the open fields are many wolf-spiders, but to complete the survey of this family alone, the banks of. Fig. 75.—Web of Zilla. rivers and streams, the sandhills a
. The biology of spiders. Spiders; Insects. DISTRIBUTION look for it elsewhere. Seekers after spiders meet with exactly the same state of affairs. In most localities in England, about a hundred species of spiders can be found without much difficulty in a season or two. Several of the commoner species are found in the sheds and stables at home, and occur again, but with striking additions, in the conservatory and greenhouses. Running in the open fields are many wolf-spiders, but to complete the survey of this family alone, the banks of. Fig. 75.—Web of Zilla. rivers and streams, the sandhills and the seashore must also be searched. An entirely different bag is the reward of beating and sweeping the hedges and lower branches of trees. A multitude of the smaller fry are taken by sifting dead leaves, pine-needles, moss, and grass roots. Quarries harbour others, heather conceals many seldom seen else- where, others again are hiding beneath the bark of trees. Many of the rarest are found under stones loosely bedded in the earth ; one species, and only one, lives in fresh water, a few are guests in the nests of ants, and finally,. 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 Savory, Theodore Horace, 1896-. London : Sidgwick & Jackson
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