. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. 30 THE STUDY OF INSECTS. female stays with her egg-sac. In early summer a male and female live together in the nest. Family Clubionid^ (Clu-bi-on'i-dae). The Clubionids, or Tube Weavers in part. There may be found during summer, in flat tubular nests on plants, usually in rolled leaves, spiders that spin no webs to entrap their prey. These spiders very closely re- semble the Drassids in structure, but are usually lighter in color, with the legs a little longer and more slender, and the abdomen more nearly cylindrical (Fig. 31). PiG.'^^/- FiG.
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. 30 THE STUDY OF INSECTS. female stays with her egg-sac. In early summer a male and female live together in the nest. Family Clubionid^ (Clu-bi-on'i-dae). The Clubionids, or Tube Weavers in part. There may be found during summer, in flat tubular nests on plants, usually in rolled leaves, spiders that spin no webs to entrap their prey. These spiders very closely re- semble the Drassids in structure, but are usually lighter in color, with the legs a little longer and more slender, and the abdomen more nearly cylindrical (Fig. 31). PiG.'^^/- FiG., They are also distinguished by ona canadensis. a Clubionid. ^j^^ ^^^.^ ^f ^j^^ maxillse, which are convex (Fig. 32). These spiders belong to the family Clubionidae. As we have no appropriate common name for these spiders, they may be called the Clubiofiids (Clu-bi- •on'ids). During the winter the Clubionids hide under bark or stones, and make tubular nests in these places. Family Agalenid^ (Ag-a-len'i-dae). The Funnel-web Weavers, Even the most careful observers seldom realize what an immense number of spider-webs are spun upon the grass in the fields. But occasionally these webs are made visible in the early morning by the dew which has condensed upon them. At such times we may see the grass covered by an almost continuous carpet of silk. The greater number of the webs seen at such times are of the form which we term funnel-webs. They consist of a concave sheet of silk, with a funnel-shaped tube at one side,. 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.
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