. Homes without hands. : Being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction. Animals. TENSILE MPIDER'S NFBT. CHAPTER XXX. SPIDERS AND INSECTS. Remarkable Spider Nests in the British Museum—Seed-nests and Leaf-nests — Nests of the Tuftkd Spidek—Form and colouring of the Spider—Its curious limbs—Nests illustrative of the hexagonal principle—Nest of the Icasia—The equal pressure and excavation theories—Nest of MiscHOCYTTAKUs iind its re- markable form—Nest of the EAPHiGASTEn—Summary of the Argument—Tho PROCESSIONAEY MoTH—Reasons for its name—Ho
. Homes without hands. : Being a description of the habitations of animals, classed according to their principle of construction. Animals. TENSILE MPIDER'S NFBT. CHAPTER XXX. SPIDERS AND INSECTS. Remarkable Spider Nests in the British Museum—Seed-nests and Leaf-nests — Nests of the Tuftkd Spidek—Form and colouring of the Spider—Its curious limbs—Nests illustrative of the hexagonal principle—Nest of the Icasia—The equal pressure and excavation theories—Nest of MiscHOCYTTAKUs iind its re- markable form—Nest of the EAPHiGASTEn—Summary of the Argument—Tho PROCESSIONAEY MoTH—Reasons for its name—How the larvae march—Damage done by them to trees—A natural remedy—The Calosoma and its habits—The GiPST Moth—Its ravages upon trees and mode of destroying it—The social principle among Caterpillars—Mr. Eennie's experiments—The Lackey Moth —Supposed derivations of its popular name—The eggs, larva, and perfect in- sects—Habits of the Moth—The Bbovitn-tailed Moth—Locality where it is found—Its ravages abroad—Nests of the IcariA as they appear in branches— The Afoica and its remarkable nests—Moth Nests from Monte Video. We have already seen several nests built by Spiders, some of which are made in the earth, others are strictly pensile, and others may fairly come into the present group. The specimens. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889; Keyl, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1823-1871; Smith, E. A. (Edward Alfred); Pearson, G. (George). London : Longmans, Green, and Co.
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