. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders. 156 THE COMMON SPIDERS the distances between them by several short, irregular threads (fig. 379) and then begins the inner spiral with the turns, at first close together and then widening, in some species gradually, in others suddenly, until they are as far apart as the spider can. Fig. -580. Finished web of Epeira sclopetaria witli unusually small number of rays. The spider hangs in the center, head downward, in its customary position. The lower half of the web is wider than the upper half, as it usually is. The cross threads with tri- angle
. The common spiders of the United States. Spiders. 156 THE COMMON SPIDERS the distances between them by several short, irregular threads (fig. 379) and then begins the inner spiral with the turns, at first close together and then widening, in some species gradually, in others suddenly, until they are as far apart as the spider can. Fig. -580. Finished web of Epeira sclopetaria witli unusually small number of rays. The spider hangs in the center, head downward, in its customary position. The lower half of the web is wider than the upper half, as it usually is. The cross threads with tri- angles at the ends are caused by two or more threads sticking together in the middle. reach with the spinnerets on one and the front feet on the next, and so goes on nearly to the outside of the web, where it stops abruptly (fig. 381). The spider usually rests a moment and then begins, sometimes at another part of the web, the outer. 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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