Archive image from page 59 of American spiders and their spinning. American spiders and their spinning work. A natural history of the orbweaving spiders of the United States, with special regard to their industry and habits CUbiodiversity1121211-9810 Year: 1889 ( 58 AMERICAN SPIDERS AND THEIR SPINNINGWORK. themselves, and remain quiet for a week in the little nest thus formed. During this time every spider that approached was driven away. The males went out occasionally for food, but were not seen to carry Tendmgr j,-| .j,y f. i]q\i- mates. At the end of a week one of the males jP f was obser
Archive image from page 59 of American spiders and their spinning. American spiders and their spinning work. A natural history of the orbweaving spiders of the United States, with special regard to their industry and habits CUbiodiversity1121211-9810 Year: 1889 ( 58 AMERICAN SPIDERS AND THEIR SPINNINGWORK. themselves, and remain quiet for a week in the little nest thus formed. During this time every spider that approached was driven away. The males went out occasionally for food, but were not seen to carry Tendmgr j,-| .j,y f. i]q\i- mates. At the end of a week one of the males jP f was observed to be pairing with his female, which had moulted and was now mature. Successive observations showed that this marital seclusion of young females was not an accidental result of artificial conditions, but is a fixed habit of the males. It must be acknowledged that it displays a remarkable degree of foresight and thoughtfulness—the immediate product, no doubt, of the emotional conditions of courtship. In all these various movements the position of the female of most species was simply one of watching. She followed the movements of her dancing partner, evidently with keen interest; sometimes took The Fe- herself out of the way, but ordinarily was quite attentive until r' 'the entire rejection of the suit or the acceptance of the suitor. Two species formed striking exceptions to this rule, as far as the attitude is concerned. In one, the female lay close to the ground with her first legs directed forward and upward, while her second legs were held on the ground and stretched forward in front of her face. In another species, Marptusa familiaris, a similar attitude was assumed by the female, who lay on the ground with all the legs flattened out and the palps slightly raised, the only movement visible being the vibration of the palps. (See Fig. 25.) The attitudes of the males were far more varied. A reference to the details of the notes as given will show that at least seven cha
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