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Show HOW A SPIDER DISAPPEARS. They Trout Entirely to Strategy for -Their Protection. "S On the borders of the Everglades you often see a large yellow spider, says the Florida Citizen. He swings a strong web from two pliant twigs on each side of a path of clear space of ground and waits for his prey. The web is in the shape of a hammock and tapers at each end to a fine point, though quite . broad in the middle. The bright color of the owner seems to mark him out for I destruction he is clearly defined against the white sand or dead leaves I and "you wonder what he would do for J defense in case of attack. Approach I quictl' and he watches you intently. Now raise your hand suddenly and he I will disappear. While you are wonder- y ing what became of him you see first a blur' where he had been, then several ppiders, then you catch sight again of the yellow ball you noticed at first. He-peat He-peat the performance and the stage ef-' feet is renewed. The disappearance is absolute there can be no doubt about it, and the little magician trusts to it entirely for his protection. How is it done? As soon as he is threatened he starts the vibrations of his airy hammed:; ham-med:; these become too rapid for the eye to follow and he vanishes. As these become slower you see a blur and then several spiders as the eye catches him a t different points of his swing until he finally rests before you. t t i |