APPENDIX.
Reading edition
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
CHAPTER XXIX.
CHAPTER XXX.
CHAPTER XXXI.
"Tenants of an Old Farm."
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Notes in this chapter
Note 1 · , p. 14.—Atypus piceus is a European species of Tunnelweaver (Territelariæ), which inhabits Great Britain. It resembles in habit our Atypus Note 2 · , p. 16.—Spiders are extremely cleanly in their habits, and brush and comb the various parts of the body with their hairy and spinous legs aNote 3 · , p. 18.—Some of our American spider species have been imported from Europe, and I have seen them on vessels stowed away in divers crannies Note 4 · , p. 22.—Epeïra globosa is a species of Orbweaver, which spins above its round snare a bell-shaped silken tent, represented at Fig. 17, p. 2Note 5 · , p. 22.—One of the most common webs spun upon grass, on box-wood borders of flower beds, on arbor vitæ hedges, and such like positions, is Note 6 · Note_C, p. 24.—The cables here referred to are the upright lines described in Note B. (See Fig. 28, p. 54.)Note 7 · , p. 26.—The turret of Lycosa arenicola, is here described. It is popularly known as the Turret Spider. This animal is widely distributed thNote 8 · , p. 26.—See Note A above. The web of the Speckled Agalena when spun upon grass often takes this form and shows a striking likeness to a minNote 9 · , p. 27.—The Turret Spider is sometimes seen at the summit of its tower with head and fore limbs thrust over the edge, apparently on the looNote 10 · , p. 35.—The above description and Fig. 22 are of the cocoon of the large and beautiful Orbweaver Argiope cophinania (or riparia). It is a pNote 11 · , p. 52.—The lodge here referred to as used for a guard house by the Pixies, is supposed to be a snare of the Speckled Agalena, which often Note 12 · , p. 62.—Spider webs are often destroyed or injured by wind storms.Note 13 · , p. 62.—A common habit of ground spiders and those that weave snares upon the ground is to thus hide themselves when molested or alarmed.Note 14 · , p. 67.—"Hand over hand." This roughly describes the method of some spiders in raising their prey when swathed, and in moving building mateNote 15 · , p. 69.—See Note C. The figure is from life.Note 16 · , p. 73.—The achievement attributed to Spite is based upon a recorded account; but the author is bound to say that he has seen no examples oNote 17 · , p. 75.—The mandibles or external jaws of spiders are shown in Fig. 39, and described in the text; the poison gland is shown at Fig. 40. ThNote 18 · , p. 84.—Certain species, especially Orbweavers (Fig. 86) and Lineweavers, swathe their prey when captured and before eaten. (See Fig. 33, pNote 19 · , p. 88.—The bridge-lines here described are common objects in Nature. Spiders move freely from point to point, thereby often crossing consiNote 20 · , p. 97.—The egg-bag within which the mother spider places her eggs is popularly, though not quite correctly, called a cocoon. It is sometimNote 21 · , p. 115.—Dolomedes fimbriatus, a rather common English spider, makes or utilizes a rude raft of leaves, and drifts over the fens thereon. TNote 22 · , p. 117.—As a rule spiders prey upon one another, without regard to species or sex. Fig. 55 represents two males fighting.Note 23 · , p. 123.—Lycosa tigrina McCook abounds in the Eastern and Middle United States, and makes the burrow here described.Note 24 · , p. 128.—Herpyllus ecclesiasticus Hentz is a common American Tubeweaver. It is black, with a dorsal pattern in white like that shown in theNote 25 · , p. 135.—The aeronautic or ballooning habit of spiders is the basis of these engineering feats of the Pixies Lycosa and Gossamer. A pleasanNote 26 · , p. 137.—Mother spiders of certain species carry their egg cocoons until the young are hatched; some take them in their jaws as our long-leNote 27 · , p. 144.—Tetragnatha is a genus which has several common species in the United States and Europe, T. extensa being most familiar. Its colorNote 28 · , p. 153.—Many Orbweavers spin together several leaves, or roll up the end of a single leaf and form the nests described and shown, Fig. 69.Note 29 · , p. 154.—"The Cardinal Company." Phidippus cardinalis Hentz has its abdomen and venter covered with brilliant red hairs. Phidippus rufus HeNote 30 · , p. 188.—The Sedentary spiders, those which capture their prey by means of snares, commonly fling bands and threads of silk around the captNote 31 · , p. 216.—The habits and spinning work of a common Orbweaver Epeira labyrinthea are personified in the Pixie jailer Labyrinthea.Note 32 · , p. 218.—The male spiders of Orbweavers when they "would a-wooing go," hang around the edge of the orbweb, and are not always received kindNote 33 · , p. 220.—"Hyptiotes." The Triangle Spider, Hyptiotes cavatus Hentz. Its snare and mode of capturing prey are most interesting and ingeniousNote 34 · , p. 223.—This rigidity of limbs is not exaggerated, and is common to both old and young of this species.Note 35 · , p. 226.—The Labyrinth spider makes several cocoons, strung together as the several figures show. Each one is made of two circular caps uniNote 36 · , p. 238.—"The water Pixie's den." The water spider of Europe, Argyroneta aquatica, makes a cocoon upon the water, somewhat in the manner deNote 37 · , p. 240.—There is some, though little, variety in the color of silk with which spiders spin their snares; but their cocoons are often wovenNote 38 · , p. 250.—The tradition that spiders are sensitive to music is old and widely spread, but appears to have little or no basis in natural habiNote 39 · , p. 250.—"Feigning death." This habit is strongly developed in many spider species.Note 40 · , p. 259.—"Bowl shaped battery." Fig. 110 was drawn from a snare of Linyphia communis Hentz, woven among morning glories. Compare with that Note 41 · , p. 270.—The Trap-doors drawn at Figs. 117, 118 and 121 are from Moggridge, and are not of American species, though they differ only in sizNote 42 · , p. 271.—This habit has been attributed to the Trap-door makers, but needs to be confirmed.Note 43 · , p. 275.—The mother wasp, which lances and paralyzes the big southwestern Tarantula, Eurypelma Hentzii, is Pepsis formosa, called popularlyNote 44 · , p. 280.—This is no doubt a true representation; see the three claw marks on the inside of the lid shown at Fig. 124.Note 45 · , p. 284.—The moulting period (see next Chapter), is attended with great weakness.Note 46 · , p. 290.—The sting of the spider collecting wasps destroys the power of motion, but does not at once kill; it is certainly fatal in the endNote 47 · , p. 309.—Spiders have been known to thus suspend a snake, which is not so remarkable as it seems if we consider that a small garter snake tNote 48 · , p. 313.—The Medicinal spider, Tegenaria medicinalis Hentz, builds in cellars and shady spots a strong sheeted web with a tower at one anglNote 49 · , p. 314.—The capture of a mouse in a spider web has been proved, at least to the author's satisfaction. Fig. 135 is a sketch of such a captNote 50 · , p. 319.—This "fish story" is quite true. The incident occurred in a draining ditch near Eagleswood, New Jersey. The fish was three and oneNote 51 · , p. 324.—Most species of Spiders are solitary in their habits; not like the social hymenoptera, as bees and ants. In this respect, the sociNote 52 · , p. 329.—This nest, so much like a bird's in form, is that of Lycosa Carolinensis. It is made from the needle-like leaves of the white pineNote 53 · , p. 330.—The snares of Agalenanævia are often seen in such situations, and are sometimes of immense size.Note 54 · , p. 331.—The belief that spiders can prognosticate the weather is widely spread, but seems to have little or no basis in fact. The author h