. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. 278 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD 'n. TV .1 J Fhcto h Hiihli, TREE TRAP-DOOR SPIDER OF BRAZIL Trap-door spiders are plt-ntiful in somf parti of Eu) ope are small animals resembling scorpions in shape, but with no sting, and the abdomen not narrowed into a tail. They are sometimes found in houses among dusty old books, as well as out of doors among moss, or under stones or bark. Sometimes they cling to the legs of flies; they are believed to feed on mites and other small creatures, bu
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms;. Zoology; Birds; Reptiles; Fishes. 278 THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD 'n. TV .1 J Fhcto h Hiihli, TREE TRAP-DOOR SPIDER OF BRAZIL Trap-door spiders are plt-ntiful in somf parti of Eu) ope are small animals resembling scorpions in shape, but with no sting, and the abdomen not narrowed into a tail. They are sometimes found in houses among dusty old books, as well as out of doors among moss, or under stones or bark. Sometimes they cling to the legs of flies; they are believed to feed on mites and other small creatures, but not to injure the flies, only emplo\'ing them as a convenient method of being conve\'ed from one place to another. The Wiiir-SCORPIUXS are not unlike scorpions, and have large claws, but the front legs are ver}' long, slender, and whip-like, and there is either no tail, or else a long, slender, whip-like one without a sting. They are inhabitants of warm countries, and, rightly or wrongl_\^ are reputed to be venomous. Different species measure from i inch to 4 or 5 inches in length. The curious have two eyes, a small, compact, oval body, large pincers, and ver}- long, slender legs, longer and more slender in proportion to their size than those of crane-flies, and equalh' liable to be broken off, if the owner is roughly handled. The}- feed on plant-lice and other small insects. We now come to the large and important group of Si'IHERS. which more frequently attract attention in England than any others of the group. The abdomen is not usually divided into distinct segments, and is ctmnected with the thorax by a short stalk. Spiders ha\-e strong poisonous jaws, A\'hich make some of the larger species formidable e\-cn to man, and several pairs of eyes; while man\- possess an apparatus for spinning a strong silken web, in which they entangle their pre\', consisting chiefly of flics and other \\inged insects. The largest known spiders are usually placed first in the seri
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