The Bookshelf for boys and girls: Nature and Outdoor Life (1912)
University Society, New York · New York. : University Society · leaf 32
herbage are often whit-ened by the threads that have served their pur-pose and been thrown away. Just why the spidertakes these floating excursions, and why so manyare active only in the autumn, are not positivelyknown. But in Texas another gossamer spider withsimilar floating habits uses the… … The fins are spread out wide and held at rest. They are not used astrue wings, but are held out firmly, acting as parachutes, enabling thebody to skim through the air.—David Starr Jordan. clustered together on her back, she sails beforethe wind, apparently trusting to luck to bring herdown in a…
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