. Lessons in nature study. Nature study. nest (burrow) while in captiv- ity, tho it probably will not. It should be provided with insects or with raw meat for food. Notice its hairy body, its great fangs, its long strong \ legs. The trap-door spiders are of great interest because of the curious nests they make. The burrow or vertical tunnel in the ground (fig. 70) is closed at the surface by a hinged lid, a veritable trap- door, composed of soil and silk. The inner surface of the door is quite covered with silk, while the outer (upper) surface is skilfully covered with soil or soil and bits of
. Lessons in nature study. Nature study. nest (burrow) while in captiv- ity, tho it probably will not. It should be provided with insects or with raw meat for food. Notice its hairy body, its great fangs, its long strong \ legs. The trap-door spiders are of great interest because of the curious nests they make. The burrow or vertical tunnel in the ground (fig. 70) is closed at the surface by a hinged lid, a veritable trap- door, composed of soil and silk. The inner surface of the door is quite covered with silk, while the outer (upper) surface is skilfully covered with soil or soil and bits of 70. Nest of trap door spider. IcaVCS, StickS, Or mOSS, SO ES tO correspond exactly with the character of the ground, covering im- mediately surrounding the mouth of the burrow. As the door fits exactly, lying, when closed, perfectly even with the surface of the ground, and showing hardh' a visible crack or line at its point of meeting with the surface of the ground, it is extremely difficult to find the trap-door spider's nests. But by being constantly on the watch for them, a happy chance may discover one. The trap-door nests may be specially looked for in the woods, and in uncultivated ground. Two nests in the entomological collection of Stanford Univer- sity were found in a bare and well-trod path, which was in daily use. If a nest is found it should be carefully dug up, and removed to the school-room. Here the interesting details of its construct-. 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 & Ray Company
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