Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 106
GREAT NUMBERS OF THESE FLYING OR BLOWN-ABOUTSPIDERS MAY BE SEEN IN LATE AUTUMN. I9°5-] NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS. 75 This species possesses parachute organs having asimilar use to the pectoral fins of a flying fish. Eitherside of the abdominal region is provided with a flap, … THE FLYING ^^arc^ili OF THIS AUSTRALIAN SPIDER IS ABOUT THE SAMEAS THAT OF OUR FLYING-SQUIRREL. and when the spider launches itself into the air, theseflaps are spread out, presumably increasing the length ofthe leap and diminishing the shock when the groundis once more reached. THE AMERICAN BADGER…
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