. 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. 32 AMERICAN SPIDERS AND THEIR SriNNINGWORK. introduced, and he also adopted the role of a bully. After driving his smaller companions about for a time, he was engaged in devouring a gnat, wlien the original bully emerged from some leaves, got sight of Philseus ^jjg newcomer, and at once approaclied, bristling with pride and mi 1 aris. .^^ ^^.^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^,^ raised high as if to strike, his palps vibrated with excitement, his
. 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. 32 AMERICAN SPIDERS AND THEIR SriNNINGWORK. introduced, and he also adopted the role of a bully. After driving his smaller companions about for a time, he was engaged in devouring a gnat, wlien the original bully emerged from some leaves, got sight of Philseus ^jjg newcomer, and at once approaclied, bristling with pride and mi 1 aris. .^^ ^^.^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^,^ raised high as if to strike, his palps vibrated with excitement, his abdomen dragged first on one side and then on the other. Number Two was evidently of good courage, for he held his ground and, not relinquisliing the gnat, raised his legs and clinched with his antagonist. The battle raged for five minutes, and resulted in Number One robbing his antagonist of his dinner and chasing him igno- miniously away. For several days following, life in the mating box was robbed of its monotony by perpetual battles among the males. The females, in eluding them, jumped and suspended themselves from threads. On one occasion, the big bully who had now lost his mate, invaded the home of the lesser bully while the owner was out seeking food. The first time tliis happened the rightful proprietor, upon liis return, ejected the invader without ceremony. The second time the two had a prolonged struggle, clinching, and falling thus hooked together a distance of about twelve inches, the height of the box. (Fig. 12.) Some time afterward the two males wandered about, fighting wlienever they met.^ These notes give a brief picture of the general character of the observa- ^^e- tions made by Professor Peckham. F, positioa in battle of two males of nacity: r^., indicate, first, that the males Philieus miUtaris. (After Peckham.) Summary •' ' after maturity, and during tlie mating season especially, are addicted to frequent quarrels. Second, their mode of combat consi
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