Show Spiders Invented Hinges Before the Time of Man ManIn In making a home or nest the trapdoor spider digs into the earth biting the soil and forcing bits of at it upward with her legs The hole is dug to a depth of several inches and then it is lined all aU around with silk which the spider spins lid is made of layers of soil often oHen sand and layers of spider silk It Il is firmly made and is of circular shape third One-third or one- one I fourth of it is fastened to an edge of the hole Closing the trapdoor the spider has a snug home for Cor herself and her young The top of the trapdoor is covered in such a way that it matches the ground above Sometimes Sometimes Some Some- times it is covered with moss The trapdoor can be lifted a little bit so the spider can peep out and see whether any insects arc are close by If U one is in reach the spider runs out catches it and drags it in No outside web is spun by the trapdoor spiders for no web is needed Enough game is obtained by laying in wait Trapdoor spiders have enemies of their own declares a writer in the I Cleveland Plain Dealer and must be on their guard against them We WeI Weare Weare I are told that if an enemy tries to lift the lid the spider clings to it iton iton on the side opposite to the hinge If the enemy is strong enough to lift it anyway the spider still sun may be able to escape Often Otten there ita if it ifa ifa a tunnel from rom the nest to another trapdoor and this can be used as o a means of getting away |