. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders. I go THE COMMON SPIDERS or bright yellow, red at the Figs. 440, 441. 442 The spines are black at the points and bright There are several black spots on the back, and gray marks at the sides. The under side of the abdomen is darker than it is above and marked with black and yellow spots. The cephalothorax and legs are light brown, the thorax with lighter edges. The young have the abdomen longer, with the posterior spines short and blunt. The third and fourth legs are whitish, with dark longitudinal stripes. The males are smaller than th
. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders. I go THE COMMON SPIDERS or bright yellow, red at the Figs. 440, 441. 442 The spines are black at the points and bright There are several black spots on the back, and gray marks at the sides. The under side of the abdomen is darker than it is above and marked with black and yellow spots. The cephalothorax and legs are light brown, the thorax with lighter edges. The young have the abdomen longer, with the posterior spines short and blunt. The third and fourth legs are whitish, with dark longitudinal stripes. The males are smaller than the females and re- semble the young. The abdomen is a little widened behind and has in place of the spines three pairs of low humps. The front legs are dark, and the hinder legs light, as in the young. The web (fig. 437) has a hole in the middle, across which the spider hangs. Meta menardi. — This spider lives in caves and similar cool and shady places in various parts of this country and also in Europe. In general appearance, especially when young, it reminds one of Linyphia. The abdomen is longer than wide, high in front, and tapering a little behind (fig. 445). The eyes are near together, the lateral eyes almost as near the middle pairs as they are to each other. The mandibles are Ions:, thickened in front near the 440 Acrosoma spinea. — 440, female enlarged four times. 441, male enlarged four times. 442, young less than half 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 Emerton, J. H. (James Henry), 1847-1930. Boston, London : Ginn & company
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