. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. INSECTS AND THEIR NEAR RELATIVES. 2g The spider hides in this nest when not seeking its prey. Some species take the precaution to build a branch to their nest, and to provide this branch with a door. As this door forms a part of one side of the main tube, it is not likely to be observed by any creature which may find its way past the first door of the nest. Several species of Trap-door Spiders occur in the South- ern and Southwestern States. Family Drassid^ (Dras'si-dse). The Drassids, or Tube Weavers in part. There are certain dark-colored spiders
. A manual for the study of insects. Insects. INSECTS AND THEIR NEAR RELATIVES. 2g The spider hides in this nest when not seeking its prey. Some species take the precaution to build a branch to their nest, and to provide this branch with a door. As this door forms a part of one side of the main tube, it is not likely to be observed by any creature which may find its way past the first door of the nest. Several species of Trap-door Spiders occur in the South- ern and Southwestern States. Family Drassid^ (Dras'si-dse). The Drassids, or Tube Weavers in part. There are certain dark-colored spiders that spin no web, but wander about at night in search of prey, and hide under leaves and stones during the day-time. Many of them make silken tubes, in which they hide in winter or while moulting or laying eggs. Hence they have been termed Tube Weavers, a name which is also applied to certain other spiders. We will therefore call the members of this family the Drassids (Dras^sids). In this family the body is long, and is usually flattened above. It is carried near the ground in walking. The legs are rather short and stout; the second pair are not longer than the fourth, and the feet are furnished with only two claws (Fig. 28). The eyes are in two nearly straight rows, and the maxillae are concave or fur- nished with a furrow (Fig. 29). One of the most common species in the East is Drassics saccatiis (Dras'sus sac-ca'tus) (Fig. 30). It lives under stones, in a large bag of silk, in which the. Fig. 28.—Foot of a Drassid. Fig. 29.—Maxilla of a Drassid. Fig. 30.—Drassus 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 Comstock, John Henry, 1849-1931; Comstock, Anna Botsford, 1854-1930. joint author. Ithaca, N. Y. , Comstock Pub. Co.
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