Show When Spiders Molt When a spider is preparing to molt It stops eating for several days and fastens Itself by a short line Une of ot web to one of the main lines Unes of Its snare which holds It firmly while It proceeds to undress The skin cracks all nIl around the thorax end Is held only by the front edge Next the abdomen is un un- covered conred Now comes the struggle to free the legs It works and kicks vigorously vigorously vig vig- and seems to have very hard work But continued perseverance of ot about 15 minutes brings it out of theold the theold old dress dress- it seems almost lifeless and andIs Is limp and helpless for several minutes min min- minutes utes but gradually it comes back to life and looks brighter and prettier than before To young people this isan Is la laan an nn operation oj of extreme interest A lUtle boy watched the molting of ot a nearly grown full pet spider and ran to his mother saying Mamma m my spider undressed and hung his drew dress on a line Une r |