. St. Nicholas [serial] . or16,335 webs to the acre of parking! 16,335 it-tie hunters, each with a snare set for someform of insect preyâmostly enemies of it is taken into consideration that thisgrass-spider was probably as common alongall the miles of neglected suburban parkings,along all the country roads and lanes, and cov-ering every hay-field, it is seen what the workof such creatures really amounts to. A spidercensus of a county would give us figures solarge as to be meaningless. And when wetake into account also the vast number of spe-cies,^â1,300 are known in America,âand that
. St. Nicholas [serial] . or16,335 webs to the acre of parking! 16,335 it-tie hunters, each with a snare set for someform of insect preyâmostly enemies of it is taken into consideration that thisgrass-spider was probably as common alongall the miles of neglected suburban parkings,along all the country roads and lanes, and cov-ering every hay-field, it is seen what the workof such creatures really amounts to. A spidercensus of a county would give us figures solarge as to be meaningless. And when wetake into account also the vast number of spe-cies,^â1,300 are known in America,âand thatthese various species range from the tropicsto the arctic sea, are found from the seashoreto high up on the mountains, and on themarshes and plains as well as in the deep for-ests,âeverywhere,âwe begin to see the im- VVEB, SHOWING THE SPIDERS FUNNEL-LIKE RETREAT portance of these little netters of winged preyand appreciate their value to man in his un-equal struggle against his insect foes. Hamilton JM. FOR VERY LITTLE FOLK TKe birthday of our g Was Billys birthday too, o Betb and PoUv rnadeCii--, âtor himA fla^-red, white and ^ blue, ii TheFourth ofJuVThey raised the flag^ on hi^/f/jfeAnd watched it floatiT^T^ proudly/^Against the clear i blue sk^ 0 0 ^0 0
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