| Show INSTINCT OF THE SPIDER 4 the tiie sagacity of thia this has alway always been the admiration of eiith lois gits aits ts but we are not aware that any notice las be been en taken by them of the tha following remark able fact the web of the spider particularly of a summer moru morn morning lug ing will be seen to glitter clitter giitl eras as if covered with dew this glittering appearance is produced prodo ced oed b by a limb lime with which it is carefully spread by tile tiie too toe insect to entrap and secure gnats and flies if you touch the web with your finger it adheres ana nna is broken when wilen you withdraw it touch ouch however the braces by wilch wiloh the web is supported and your finger glides off as if from a thread of glaw glai e the tiie sagacity sae sag sag city icily of the spider iu ill leaving the braces uni in d is aston laning this part of his structure not being intended as a trap would be broken if it were limed as it would id necessarily be torn asunder if it were touche louche by I 1 any flying object but in the condition in which it is provided it allows the fly to glide off and leave the web what prompts the spider to such nice unless it be intelligence 1 |
