. Lessons in nature study. Nature study. SPIDERS 109. Fi^. 67. Ground spider carx'yiiig" cgj^-; which belong to the non-web-weaving group. We shall attend, in our consideration of the kinds, iirst to the spiders which do not spin webs for catching prey. Under stones or lurking in half concealment elsewhere on the ground may readily be found certain blackish rather hairy spiders mostly of rather large size. These are the Running Spiders, and they catch their prey by swift running. Their legs are long, the hindmost pair be- ing the longest. Some of these spiders have the body, ex
. Lessons in nature study. Nature study. SPIDERS 109. Fi^. 67. Ground spider carx'yiiig" cgj^-; which belong to the non-web-weaving group. We shall attend, in our consideration of the kinds, iirst to the spiders which do not spin webs for catching prey. Under stones or lurking in half concealment elsewhere on the ground may readily be found certain blackish rather hairy spiders mostly of rather large size. These are the Running Spiders, and they catch their prey by swift running. Their legs are long, the hindmost pair be- ing the longest. Some of these spiders have the body, exclusive of legs, an inch or even more in length. One of these large spiders may be found, perhaps, dragging after it a dirty white silken ball (fig. 67). This ball is the silken egg-sac which is strongly attached to the spinnerets of the female. The egg-sac is carried about by the spider until the spiderlings hatch. They issue from the egg-sac and climb onto the back of the mother spider, and are thus further carried and protected by the mother until they are able to care for themselves. Upon fences, the sides of out buildings, on the bark of trees, or fallen logs, may be found certain small robust, short-legged spiders which move chiefly by sudden leaps. These are the Jumping Spiders (fig. 68). They are usually black, with red or other strikingly colored markings, and two of the eight shining black eyes are much larger and more conspicuous than the others; much larger, indeed, than the eyes of any other spiders of equal size, and they give the Jumping Spiders a peculiarly threatening appearance. These spiders can walk side- spider (.4«,rfa.).. 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 Jenkins, Oliver Peebles; Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937. joint author. San Francisco, The Whitaker &
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