The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 64National Geographic Society, 1934 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 189
... female patiently rests , head downward . By far the most common species in the United States is the golden garden spider , Miranda aurantia ( see Color Plate V , below , left ) . The female is more than an inch long , but the male ( see ...
... female patiently rests , head downward . By far the most common species in the United States is the golden garden spider , Miranda aurantia ( see Color Plate V , below , left ) . The female is more than an inch long , but the male ( see ...
Page 200
... female . This nest had no hinged door . The female spiders seldom raise their doors in the daytime , unless the light is subdued or they are extremely hungry . We can oc- casionally tempt them out by imitating the tread of insects crawl ...
... female . This nest had no hinged door . The female spiders seldom raise their doors in the daytime , unless the light is subdued or they are extremely hungry . We can oc- casionally tempt them out by imitating the tread of insects crawl ...
Page 211
... female ( see illustration , page 201 ) . The female's feelers , long and strongly built , are used in building her nest . The male's feelers , however , play an important part when the eggs are fertilized . The small , bulblike organ ...
... female ( see illustration , page 201 ) . The female's feelers , long and strongly built , are used in building her nest . The male's feelers , however , play an important part when the eggs are fertilized . The small , bulblike organ ...
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Flying Over the Worlds Highest Mountain Realizes | 127 |
Afghanistan Makes Haste Slowly By MAYNARD Owen WILLIAMS 731 | 163 |
California Trapdoor Spider Performs Engineering Marvels By LEE PASSMORE | 195 |
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