Romance of the Insect World
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Certain spiders" (Lycosides) raise a cylindrical hollow tower over their burrow, much like an ordin- I ROMANCE OF THE INSECT WORLD CHAP.
ary bird's nest on a diminutive scale, forming it very symmetrically of bits of grass, leaves, sticks, and rootlets, or of clay, little stones, and a few stronger sticks, loosely interwoven with silky secretion (see Fig. 14). Evidently it plays the same part as a trap-door, and contributes to the concealment of the hole. On removing it the shaft is found to be... often twelve and fifteen inches long ; in one instance a depth of twenty-two to twenty-three inches was reached. It is perfectly round and perpendicular, and may widen out into two enlarged cham- bers, an upper and a lower one, but the tunnels of many ground-spiders are of the same dia- meter throughout. Both the nest and the tube may be silk-lined, or the latter may be innocent of web ; usually the entrance is neatly underwoven with this substance mixed with sand. Mrs. Treat, an eminent American naturalist, describes another species of spider as establishing a dome-like roof over its tunnel, made up of a canopy of web overlaid with leaves, blades of grass, and such like matters, the whole being securely fastened down except at a place.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Certain spiders" (Lycosides) raise a cylindrical hollow tower over their burrow, much like an ordin- I ROMANCE OF THE INSECT WORLD CHAP.
ary bird's nest on a diminutive scale, forming it very symmetrically of bits of grass, leaves, sticks, and rootlets, or of clay, little stones, and a few stronger sticks, loosely interwoven with silky secretion (see Fig. 14). Evidently it plays the same part as a trap-door, and contributes to the concealment of the hole. On removing it the shaft is found to be... often twelve and fifteen inches long ; in one instance a depth of twenty-two to twenty-three inches was reached. It is perfectly round and perpendicular, and may widen out into two enlarged cham- bers, an upper and a lower one, but the tunnels of many ground-spiders are of the same dia- meter throughout. Both the nest and the tube may be silk-lined, or the latter may be innocent of web ; usually the entrance is neatly underwoven with this substance mixed with sand. Mrs. Treat, an eminent American naturalist, describes another species of spider as establishing a dome-like roof over its tunnel, made up of a canopy of web overlaid with leaves, blades of grass, and such like matters, the whole being securely fastened down except at a place.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by L N Badenoch to read onlineMoreLess
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