. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. AEACHNIDA. 187 once recognizable by the peculiarity of their external configuration. Their palpi, the representatives of the maxillary palpi of insects, are enormously large, resembling in their shape and proportionate size the chxws of a lobster, while the hinder part of their body, corresponding Avith the abdomen, is much pro- longed, and composed of numerous joints, sometimes ending in a sharp hooked point, which constitutes their sting, and gives emission to their much-dreaded venom. Scorpions usually lurk under stones, in
. The animal creation: a popular introduction to zoology. Zoology. AEACHNIDA. 187 once recognizable by the peculiarity of their external configuration. Their palpi, the representatives of the maxillary palpi of insects, are enormously large, resembling in their shape and proportionate size the chxws of a lobster, while the hinder part of their body, corresponding Avith the abdomen, is much pro- longed, and composed of numerous joints, sometimes ending in a sharp hooked point, which constitutes their sting, and gives emission to their much-dreaded venom. Scorpions usually lurk under stones, in ruined buildings and caves, or other dark and damp situa- tions, sometimes even in the interior of houses. They run quickly, brandishing their tails over their backs, and with this they kill beetles, locusts, and other insects, which they catch by means of their formidable pincers. The female scorpion produces her young at different intervals; she carries them on her back during the first few days of their existence, and carefully watches over their safety for upwards of a month, when they become able to pro- vide for their own subsistence. The third division of the Arachnidans comprehends the well-known race of Spiders, equally remarkable for their voracity and their cunning. They are distinguished by having their abdomen short and globular, and by its being- furnished near its posterior ter- mination with a w^onderful ap- paratus, by means of which these animals manufacture silken filaments applicable to a great variety of ])urposes and especially employed in constructing what is usually named the Spider's weh. 146.—NERVES rN 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 Jones, Thomas Rymer, 1810-1880. London : Society for Promoting Knowledge
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