Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 106
fell over and its legs curled up. The wasphovered over her victim, looking for any sign ofactivity, and giving several final stabs, as thoughto make sure. She then began to roll the spider,preparatory to gathering it up for a laboredflight. She tucked in the limp legs, and testedthe weight, with… … THE SO-CALLED TARANTU- THE TARANTULA KILLER,LA, OR MYGALE, OF TEXAS. PEPS/S FORMOSA. head up and body raised on rigid fore legs, in-tently watching the fight in the road. As thewasp made a basket of her legs and with them 658 NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS [May, finally inclosed the big spider,…
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