. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders -- United States. riorum. male. 259, male. 260, abdomen of female behind. /from (fi§- 255). It usually stands in the 260 most sheltered part of the web, where a part of it is more closely woven than the rest, but not enough so to conceal the spider. It occasion- ally makes the web in an open place where there is no shelter above, and then it sometimes carries a piece of leaf into the web and hides under it, as is the usual habit with some allied species. The webs of the young are usually more regular in form than those of adults (figs. 256, 25
. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders -- United States. riorum. male. 259, male. 260, abdomen of female behind. /from (fi§- 255). It usually stands in the 260 most sheltered part of the web, where a part of it is more closely woven than the rest, but not enough so to conceal the spider. It occasion- ally makes the web in an open place where there is no shelter above, and then it sometimes carries a piece of leaf into the web and hides under it, as is the usual habit with some allied species. The webs of the young are usually more regular in form than those of adults (figs. 256, 257). A male and female often occupy the same web for a long time. The eggs are. 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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