. Animal forms; a second book of zoology. Zoology. Fig. 83.—A tarantula-spider {Eurypelma lentzii). Natural size. Photograph by A. L. Melander and C. T. Brues. lie in wait for their prey or through which they may escape in times of danger. In the webs of the common orb- or wheel-weavers several radial lines are first constructed, and upon these the female spider spins a spiral web. Besting in the center of this or at the margin, with her foot on some of the radial threads, she is able to detect the slight- est tremor and at once to rush upon the entangled captive. Some of the bird-spiders and
. Animal forms; a second book of zoology. Zoology. Fig. 83.—A tarantula-spider {Eurypelma lentzii). Natural size. Photograph by A. L. Melander and C. T. Brues. lie in wait for their prey or through which they may escape in times of danger. In the webs of the common orb- or wheel-weavers several radial lines are first constructed, and upon these the female spider spins a spiral web. Besting in the center of this or at the margin, with her foot on some of the radial threads, she is able to detect the slight- est tremor and at once to rush upon the entangled captive. Some of the bird-spiders and their allies, living in trop-^ ical America, and attaining a length of two inches, con- struct web-lined burrows in the ground. From these they stalk their prey, which consists of various insects and even. 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 Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931; Heath, Harold, 1868- [from old catalog] joint author. New York, D. Appleton and company
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