Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 432
s, however, he reigns su-preme, monarch of the corners. Spiders are not insects. They belong to theArachnids, a slightly higher and more special-ized type of life, having for close relatives theticks and the king-crab. They have highlyspecialized organs, and are most interestingcreatures to study… … THE SNARES OP THE LITTLE GRAY ORASS-SPIDKR them is one of Natures wonders. The ma-terial from which webs are made is secretedby the body of the animal. Before being ex-posed to the air, it is a gummy liquid. It passesthrough tiny tubes, called spinnerets, and isoften drawn out by the hind legs. The…
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