. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. The orb weavers (Family Epeiridcs) are usually plump spiders, the abdomen being large, and often nearly spher- ical. The space between the eyes and front edge of the '^Face~of l^ead is less than the region Epeira. * j u ^l /T-- \ Fig. 43.—Foot of Epeira. ^ occupied by the eyes (rig. 42). The eyes are arranged in two rows. The front legs are longer than the others. The feet have three claws (F'ig. 43), and the spinnerets arc all bliuiL In some species of this family the male is much smaller than the Please note that these images are extract

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. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. The orb weavers (Family Epeiridcs) are usually plump spiders, the abdomen being large, and often nearly spher- ical. The space between the eyes and front edge of the '^Face~of l^ead is less than the region Epeira. * j u ^l /T-- \ Fig. 43.—Foot of Epeira. ^ occupied by the eyes (rig. 42). The eyes are arranged in two rows. The front legs are longer than the others. The feet have three claws (F'ig. 43), and the spinnerets arc all bliuiL In some species of this family the male is much smaller than the 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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