Archive image from page 66 of American spiders and their spinning. American spiders and their spinning work. A natural history of the orbweaving spiders of the United States, with special regard to their industry and habits CUbiodiversity1121211-9742 Year: 1889 ( CONSTRUCTION OP AN orbwp:b. 07 traversed in passing from the top of one of the forks to a similar point on tiie oi)posite one, presented comparatively few difficulties. But no attempt was made to carry the line around, and as the wind had evidently not changed during the night, no web aj)peared on the tree in the morning. During the
Archive image from page 66 of American spiders and their spinning. American spiders and their spinning work. A natural history of the orbweaving spiders of the United States, with special regard to their industry and habits CUbiodiversity1121211-9742 Year: 1889 ( CONSTRUCTION OP AN orbwp:b. 07 traversed in passing from the top of one of the forks to a similar point on tiie oi)posite one, presented comparatively few difficulties. But no attempt was made to carry the line around, and as the wind had evidently not changed during the night, no web aj)peared on the tree in the morning. During the next evening the same restless movement along the bare limbs of the sai)ling was repeated, and was terminated at a late hour by a rare accident. A large moth, attracted by the lantern, became entangled upon a single short thread strung between two small twigs, whereupon Strix pounced upon it, swathed and fell to feeding on it. Next morning a tiny orbweb had been built around the shell of the moth at the point of capture. During both evenings this spider at frequent intervals poised herself at the extremity of twigs, and emitted threads from her spinnerets which Fiu. 63. Seeking attaclimeut for foundation liueii. entangled upon some of the short twigs, but never upon the opposite fork, as the wind was steadily contrary. No other entanglement was Lines secured, as there was no elevated object in the direction of the wind for a great distance. However, I could at any time obtain an entanglement upon my hand by arresting the thread. By imitating the motion of a swaying leaf or limb, the spider was caused to perceive the attachment, and immediately ventured upon the line. (See Fig. 63.) Once the thread fastened upon my face, and the animal was allowed to cross the line, a distance of four or five feet, until within a few inches of the face, when she took in the situation, instantly cut the line and swung downward and backward over the long arc, and, after a few oscillations, cli
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