American spiders and their spinningworkA natural history of the orbweaving spiders of the United States, with special regard to their industry and habits . the ball instantlybroke up, and a hundred or more of the little fellows dropped swiftlydownward. Every one dragged after it a silken attachment, which filledthe inside of the pavilion with perpendicular lines. Most of the numberreturned in a little while to their position. Some remained hanging atvarious distances; a few who had fallen quite to the bottom of the tent,which was limited by the top leaves of the two flanking Jack-in-the-pulpit
American spiders and their spinningworkA natural history of the orbweaving spiders of the United States, with special regard to their industry and habits . the ball instantlybroke up, and a hundred or more of the little fellows dropped swiftlydownward. Every one dragged after it a silken attachment, which filledthe inside of the pavilion with perpendicular lines. Most of the numberreturned in a little while to their position. Some remained hanging atvarious distances; a few who had fallen quite to the bottom of the tent,which was limited by the top leaves of the two flanking Jack-in-the-pulpits, ran out from under the edge of the tent and extended their ex-cursion for a little distance beyond. When I left the brood. Miss Skinner, the teacher of natural history inOgontz, kindly consented to keep it under observation, and I am indebtedto her for the following history prolonged through a period of ten days :The colony was first observed on the morning of May 23d. The nextday was rainy and windy. On the 25th it was found that great rifts hadbeen made in the overhanging web or jjavilion wall on the leeward side; COCOON LIFE AND BABYHOOD. 219. Fig, 251. The tent and assembly of young spiders beneath a leaf ofJack-in-the-pulpit, on the grounds of Ogontz Seminary. 220 AMERICAN SPIDERS AND THEIR SPINNINGWORK. wliile on the windward side it was quite swejit away. To fjuote the moral-izing sentiment of tiie journaHst, their frail house was more ragged thangood resolutions after a weeks wear! The spiderlings remained snuggedunderneath their leaf as when first seen. On the afternoon of May 27th the little fellows had outgrown their clothes, and hung them on the line, while they looked very smart in their new clothes, over which no one had toiled. Their change of gar- . ments had led to no change of habits, for they were snugged to- Coats gether in a ball as when first observed. In other , the spiderlings had undergone a moult, and their white easts of skins clung to tlie l
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