. Elementary lessons in zoölogy : a guide in studying animal life and structure in field and laboratory. Zoology. THE SPIDER. 105 ARACHNID INSECTS. THE Haunts. — This much-maligned insect is a very inter- esting one when we come to study its habits and the won- derful silken web it spins. Because it bites sometimes in self-defense, and because it sometimes spins its web where a web is not wanted, it is very generally hated. But its bite is seldom serious to human flesh, and may be avoided by simply avoiding handling the live spider. And its web (out of doors) is a thing of beauty. No
. Elementary lessons in zoölogy : a guide in studying animal life and structure in field and laboratory. Zoology. THE SPIDER. 105 ARACHNID INSECTS. THE Haunts. — This much-maligned insect is a very inter- esting one when we come to study its habits and the won- derful silken web it spins. Because it bites sometimes in self-defense, and because it sometimes spins its web where a web is not wanted, it is very generally hated. But its bite is seldom serious to human flesh, and may be avoided by simply avoiding handling the live spider. And its web (out of doors) is a thing of beauty. No one needs to be told where to find spiders in warm weather, for they are everywhere abundant. The largest ones are best for a first examination. The spiders which spin their rich geo- metrical webs in the spaces in garden fences or in tangled shrubbery, or the ones which spin their calla-shaped webs on the ground, spreading the free border out over the grass at the edge of a sidewalk or beside the founda- tions of buildings, or the fleet-footed spiders common in should be written of the genus, stating all the points of structure, haunts, habits, economy, and development, which all its local species have in common. This should be concluded with descriptions of each of the species, for which the following outline is suggested: — I. Names (scientific, common). II. Measurements (length, extent of wings, etc.)- III. Structure (points not already stated in the account of the genus). IV. Coloration (a detailed description). V. Haunts and habits. VI. Preparatory stages (a full account). There is yet room for pioneer work in this line. VII. Economic importance of the species. Spider (Semidiagram- matic): a, abdomen; c, cephalothorax ; p, 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 Needham, James G. (
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