Show GREAT CRAB SPIDERS unpleasant which still have anil little defenders to tell of all the different kinds of spiders would take nanny hooks spiders are of all sizes from the dreadful big terror of which you have heard the celebrated tarantula which lives only in hot countries to the tiny little spiders that can secrete themselves in such small spots that the sharpest eyes have handwork har dwork to find them not only do they differ in size butr in and in alie variety and style of their houses and of their of establishing tab lishing their nurseries and bringing up their children some spiders live in the air out of doors bome in the corners of old building some in the ground and some on the water docs pot seem to be any variety yet found which inhabits fire but perhaps some may be discovered the giant of the spider family the great crab spider lives principally in south amcnda this specimen is from two and one half to three inches long legs are at least five inches conj most spiders live upon flies and very small insects but the crab spider is very bold and pugnacious and will attack any creature not only his own sie but even larger with the intent to make a dinner of his enemy small birds lizards and other little creatures are just the kind of supplies which suit his taste and supply his larder this gentlemen is what is called a night spiders that is he spends most of the day in sleep and takes the night to gambol about in search for lus meals at this time when all little birds are safely as they think asleep in nests he creeps up a tree and quickly finds out some of these unsuspecting pec ting little creatures he is very strong and fierce and finding hia prey off guard he generally succeeds in killing it |