. An introduction to zoology, with directions for practical work (invertebrates). 196 INTRODUCTION TO ZOOLOGY worth watching. The males go through most curious dancing antics before the female they wish to captivate. The Trap- '^^^ Trap-door Spiders form beautiful little door Spiders silk-lined tunnels in the ground, closed at the (Ayiculari- surface by hinged lids. These spiders are not idae). found in Britain, though they occur plentifully in South Europe. The Drassid The Drassid Spiders are very common in SpiderB Britain. They are large, dull-coloured, brown (Drassidae). spiders, often to b

. An introduction to zoology, with directions for practical work (invertebrates). 196 INTRODUCTION TO ZOOLOGY worth watching. The males go through most curious dancing antics before the female they wish to captivate. The Trap- '^^^ Trap-door Spiders form beautiful little door Spiders silk-lined tunnels in the ground, closed at the (Ayiculari- surface by hinged lids. These spiders are not idae). found in Britain, though they occur plentifully in South Europe. The Drassid The Drassid Spiders are very common in SpiderB Britain. They are large, dull-coloured, brown (Drassidae). spiders, often to b

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. An introduction to zoology, with directions for practical work (invertebrates). 196 INTRODUCTION TO ZOOLOGY worth watching. The males go through most curious dancing antics before the female they wish to captivate. The Trap- '^^^ Trap-door Spiders form beautiful little door Spiders silk-lined tunnels in the ground, closed at the (Ayiculari- surface by hinged lids. These spiders are not idae). found in Britain, though they occur plentifully in South Europe. The Drassid The Drassid Spiders are very common in SpiderB Britain. They are large, dull-coloured, brown (Drassidae). spiders, often to be seen on turning up a stone or pulling a piece of loose bark from a tree. They can usually be quickly recognised by the position of the spinnerets, which project from the end of the body, and so can be seen from above (Fig. 129). There are eight eyes in this spider also, but they are in two rows only. The body of the male spider is nearly an inch long. The Money- The Money- spinners spinners (JErigo- (Erigoninae). ^i^cie) are the very numerous, minute, dull-coloured forms to which is very largely due the " gossamer," so plentiful in autumn. The Crab- There are many British Crab-Spiders ; Spiders small forms, with legs usually (Thomas- all projecting laterally, instead ' **'â of with two pairs pointing for- wards and two backwards, as in most spiders. Many have a rapid sideways mode of progression that is distinctly crab-like. These spiders lie in wait for their prey inside flowers or in bushes. Misumena vatia, the "Flower Crab," is a Fio. 130.âThe Flower brightly coloured little spider of rather ^^'^} {Misumena variable hue. The female is about J of an inch long, and has a milk-white, yellow, or green abdomen, often adorned with a bright crimson mark on each side; the male is smaller and darker.. Fig. 129.âDrassus lapidosus. they are. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readabil