American spiders and their spinningworkA natural history of the orbweaving spiders of the United States, with special regard to their industry and habits . 80 AMERICAN SriDERS AND THEIR Pig. 43. Section viewof cocoon of Argiopecophinaria. fe, flossyenvelope Inside theouter case, oc; ,the brown padding;, the cup or dishagainst which theeggs (e) are deposited;, cap covering theegg cup; , suspen-Kou cord. (Figs. 43, 44, ) is usually a thin, stiff, parchment like substance, thatfeels dry, and crackles vinder the touch, as though glazed. It is substan-tially water tigh
American spiders and their spinningworkA natural history of the orbweaving spiders of the United States, with special regard to their industry and habits . 80 AMERICAN SriDERS AND THEIR Pig. 43. Section viewof cocoon of Argiopecophinaria. fe, flossyenvelope Inside theouter case, oc; ,the brown padding;, the cup or dishagainst which theeggs (e) are deposited;, cap covering theegg cup; , suspen-Kou cord. (Figs. 43, 44, ) is usually a thin, stiff, parchment like substance, thatfeels dry, and crackles vinder the touch, as though glazed. It is substan-tially water tight. I have found several cocoons of a softermaterial, and thicker, much like a delicate yellow glazing above mentioned is not the result of ageingor M-eathering simply, but is produced by the action ofthe spider herself, perhaps by the overspreading of theviscid secretion which forms the beads on the spirals ofa snare. When this outer case is cut away there is first pre-sented a flossy envelope () of soft yellowish silk, whichquite surrounds the contents of the bowl. Next is a darkbrown pyriform or spherical pad of spinningwork (),which swathes the eggs completely, interposing a
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