. Life and love. Biology; Reproduction. Reproduclion of Insects. 73 She is both coy and inviting, and the males prac- tise their most alhiring arts, flying and wheeling and whirring, and chirping for her edification in the hope of finally proving irresistible. The female spider is, perhaps, the being most powerfully imbued with a sense of feminine importance. In some instances the male, small, wary, timid, in mortal terror, as well he may be, of his fierce lady- love, loyal to his race, hands her, on his palpi, or movable mouth-parts, his store of sperm-cells, and she snatches the precious gif
. Life and love. Biology; Reproduction. Reproduclion of Insects. 73 She is both coy and inviting, and the males prac- tise their most alhiring arts, flying and wheeling and whirring, and chirping for her edification in the hope of finally proving irresistible. The female spider is, perhaps, the being most powerfully imbued with a sense of feminine importance. In some instances the male, small, wary, timid, in mortal terror, as well he may be, of his fierce lady- love, loyal to his race, hands her, on his palpi, or movable mouth-parts, his store of sperm-cells, and she snatches the precious gift, and then longing for still closer union with her beloved also snatches him, if he is not quick enough to escape, and eating him up, literally makes him a part of herself! This is a union which the spider himself does not whol- ly approve, and he is ex- tremely cautious in approaching his too â . 4'' loving spouse. %. , _ _. 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 Morley, Margaret Warner, 1858-1923. Chicago, A. C. McClurg and Company
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