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Page 185
( 2 ) Wasp and Spider - Hingston has described the plan of escape in the case of
a spider as follows : ' An Epeirid had its snare in the roof of a palm - leaf hut . In
the web was a carpet of tangled silk intermingled with fine wood - dust . It sat on
the ...
( 2 ) Wasp and Spider - Hingston has described the plan of escape in the case of
a spider as follows : ' An Epeirid had its snare in the roof of a palm - leaf hut . In
the web was a carpet of tangled silk intermingled with fine wood - dust . It sat on
the ...
Page 355
Hingston has described how this spider , when alarmed , runs from its snare to
assume the cryptic posture . The Peckhams also observed T . grallator run from
the web to a branch , where the spider stretched itself in the manner
characteristic ...
Hingston has described how this spider , when alarmed , runs from its snare to
assume the cryptic posture . The Peckhams also observed T . grallator run from
the web to a branch , where the spider stretched itself in the manner
characteristic ...
Page 395
It was significant that here again the spider was seated in the middle of a small
irregular web mat , which with a narrow streak laid down towards its sloping
margin , represented accurately the more fluid part of the dropping even to the
run - off ...
It was significant that here again the spider was seated in the middle of a small
irregular web mat , which with a narrow streak laid down towards its sloping
margin , represented accurately the more fluid part of the dropping even to the
run - off ...
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