Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 243
ssesor dainty gossamers spread on the grass or infence-corners. If the spider did not build itssnare, how would it get its dinner ? Spiders,like boys and girls, are generally anxious aboutdinner. Spiders are always on the lookout for ahearty meal, and as this means something toeat almost or quite… … SEEKING A DINNER. A little jumping-spider, with nest in honeysuckle-vine, sneaking ona fly. In this case the fly flew as the spider jumped, and it is doubt-ful if the little Attus could have held the Musca even if the latterhad been fairly caught. Smaller flies, tree-hoppers, larvae of smallmoths,…
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