. 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. COMPOSITE SNARES AND SECTORAL ORBS. 143 spirals were carried around in loops, quite as represented; the hub was meshed and surrounded by a notched zone. A bit of cotton cord that clung to the handle had been utilized as a support for the foimdation lines on one side (on the right of the cut), and within a scant series of cross- lines at the top a slight nest had been woven in which the little Zilla rested. Her feet clasped a tr
. 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. COMPOSITE SNARES AND SECTORAL ORBS. 143 spirals were carried around in loops, quite as represented; the hub was meshed and surrounded by a notched zone. A bit of cotton cord that clung to the handle had been utilized as a support for the foimdation lines on one side (on the right of the cut), and within a scant series of cross- lines at the top a slight nest had been woven in which the little Zilla rested. Her feet clasped a trapline attached to the hub by a deltated. Fio. 133. Sectoral orb of young Zilla x-notota, woven under a basket handle. Natural size. terminus. The free space was decidedly marked, as it was in most of the orbs made. My first opportunity to study Zilla in a natural site (uncolonized) hap- pened to be upon the grounds of Mr. F. M. Campbell, at Hoddesdon, Hartz, England. Later I noted the snares of great numbers of the genus in the highlands of Scotland, particularly in the neighborhood of Loch Achray and Loch Katrine. One especially interesting colony was lo- -, , cated at the sluices which regulate the flow of water from Loch Katrine. A footwalk crosses the stream, along which are short iron posts and an iron rail. Vast numbers of Zilla had settled along the cornices and panels of these posts, and from their nesting places had. 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 McCook, Henry C. (Henry Christopher), 1837-1911. [Philadelphia] The Author, Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia
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