Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 88
o theirstrength. The spiders spinnerets are beauti-fully adapted to the work which they are in-tended to accomplish. If you want a lesson inpatience and sagacity, watch her process ofbuilding, and note how cleverly she overcomesall engineering obstacles. It takes a spiderperhaps about half an hour… … ONE OF NATURES ODDITIES. TRAP-DOOR SPIDER S NEST. to her place of waiting; on these she rests herfeet, and is thereby apprised of the approach ofany prey. Once the victim is fairly caughtthere is no possibility of escape; the spider atonce weaves a web around its body until itbecomes perfectly…
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