. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders. THE EPEIRID.'E 175. Fu;. 409. Web of I'.p^^ini labyrinthea with large ir- regular web around the nest. One-third the real size. is light brown or yellow. On the under side the ends of the mandibles and the maxillae are black. The sternum is black, with a white middle stripe. The abdo- men has a short middle white stripe sur- rounded by a large dark spot, and there are several yellow spots along the sides and around the spinnerets. The round web of this spider is not large, generally three or four inches in diameter, but the irregular part abo
. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders. THE EPEIRID.'E 175. Fu;. 409. Web of I'.p^^ini labyrinthea with large ir- regular web around the nest. One-third the real size. is light brown or yellow. On the under side the ends of the mandibles and the maxillae are black. The sternum is black, with a white middle stripe. The abdo- men has a short middle white stripe sur- rounded by a large dark spot, and there are several yellow spots along the sides and around the spinnerets. The round web of this spider is not large, generally three or four inches in diameter, but the irregular part above and partly covering it may be much larger, sometimes as much as six inches across, where the shape of the surround- ing plants allows it (fig. 409). One seg- ment at the upper part of the round web is partly open, as in globosa (p. 173) and Zilla (p. 185), and here a strong thread passes to the nest, which is often covered by a large spreading tent. In the last of the summer several small, flat, brown cocoons are strung to- gether in the irregular web above the tent (fig. 410), which is then smaller and less regularly made. Epeira gibberosa. â A small and light-colored species living among grass and in bushes in open fields. The adult female is from a sixth to a quarter of an inch long, and the male smaller. The cephalo- thorax and legs are light greenish yellow, and the abdomen gray, or ^^''- .4^°- )"^^^ °^ Epeira labyrinthea with â ' . string of cocoons in the upper part over light yellow covered with lighter the spider's nest. One-third the real 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 Emerton, J. H. (James Henry), 1847-1930. Boston, London : Ginn & company
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