. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. AEACflXIDA. 193 Some species, which always walk straightforward are called ' Rectigrades {Rectigrada). They weave webs of different kinds, and hence have been divided into difterent Fig. -THE EVES OF SPIOEK. The Tube-weavers {Tuhiteles), or Tapestry spiders are celebrated for their ingenuitv. The geometric web of the common garden ^iMev\E2mra diadema) hn^ been admired m all ages as a wonderful production, elaborate in its construction, and most effective for Its purpose. These nets are composed of two sorts of
. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. AEACflXIDA. 193 Some species, which always walk straightforward are called ' Rectigrades {Rectigrada). They weave webs of different kinds, and hence have been divided into difterent Fig. -THE EVES OF SPIOEK. The Tube-weavers {Tuhiteles), or Tapestry spiders are celebrated for their ingenuitv. The geometric web of the common garden ^iMev\E2mra diadema) hn^ been admired m all ages as a wonderful production, elaborate in its construction, and most effective for Its purpose. These nets are composed of two sorts of threads. The framework, which is first formed, con- sists of straight rays diverging from a centre ; these are not adhesive, but over these the spider then travels, weaving a spiral thread round and round, Avhich IS the true net; for this thread, which is more elastic than the other, is studded all over with minute globules of a gummy substance, by which it IS rendered tenacious. In Eio de Janeiro the family Epeira is characterized by many smgular forms. Every path in the forest is baiTicaded with the strong yellow web of a species said to make nets so strong as to catch birds. A small but pretty kind ot spider lives as a parasite upon every one of these webs; possibly it is too insignificant to be noticed by the great Epeira, and is, therefore, allowed to prey on (;he K. 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 Jones, Thomas Rymer, 1810-1880. London : Society for Promoting Knowledge
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