Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 377
e rough bark. One of the most remarkableof these forms is C. mitralis, aMadagascar species, which,looked at in profile, probably re-sembles a woody knot. The abdomen is divided intotwo divergent cones (Fig. 1). The entire upper surfaceof the body is covered with conical elevations, whichrender it… … Fig. 2. — C^erostris Mitra-lis, in profile (from Vin-son). Protective Resemblances in Spiders 347 make the base. The color of the spider is yellowish-gray, varied with white and dark reddish-brown. Ithas the habit of perching on a branch and clasping itlike a bird, so that the elaborate…
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