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S P E C I E S XVIII.—A. FIMBRIATUS.
F R I N G E P - S P I D E R .
O N E male, plate 9, fig. 4, was taken in the middle of May, leaping as quick as lightning.
THE eyes as ufual, and black. The legs vaiy from the charafters affigned to this aflbrtment
in the beginning of the work. They are fo difpofed as to iliorten in the proportion of
the fourth, fécond, firil, and third pair. The firft and third fcarce differ in length. The firft,
fécond, and third legs are hairy on the two laft joints ; on the third, both hairy and briftly;
but on the fifth, or thigh, not only hairy and briftly, but furniihed alfo with three large
prickles, two on the upper, and another on the lower fide. Of the fourth pair all the joints
are hairy, briftly, and prickly, except the laft of all, which have hairs only. The thorax
nearly of a rhomboid fhape, flat and blackiih ; with a white border next the legs, with very
foft down, and various longiih hairs projefting towards the eyes like horns. The abdomen
longiih, ovate, blackifli; with thick unequal hairs, a white margin on both fides, and
a fafciculus of rough hairs, or briftles near the breaft. The arms and holders with fomewhat
unequal hairs.
S P E C I E S XIX.—A. MIRAEILUS.
W O N D E R F U L - S P I D E R .
T H O U G H men, to the affiftance of fallible memory, have, with the greateft care and pains,
invented fyftematic rules, in order the better to comprize and underftand the innumerable
works of the CREATOR; yet it is impoifible to ordain thefe rules, fo as to be free from exceptions.
This is a proof of the power and greatnefs of GOD, who has, according to his own
unerring
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unerring wifdom, ftationed all objefts in a certain mode of arrangement, yet in fuch a manner
as far exceeds our comprehenfion. Of this the infed; now to be defcribed is an inftance.
Plate7, fig. IIT
is found common on trees, during the whole month of June, and is generally of a
brownifli colour, though fome few individuals are much darker.
THE eyes differ from the ufual pofition, the two laft of the firft feries being very large,
and the two intermediate ones very fmall. The two lateral ones are fcarce lefs than the very
l a r g e one s of the firft feries. This proportion of the eyes is reprefented by the dots in the
figure. The legs are extremely long, and different from the other infefts of this divifion,
fince they fliorten in this proportion, viz. 4, 2, i, and 3. Between the firft and fécond, the
difference is not remarkable. All the joints are long and flender, and have hairs, briftles,
and prickles of unequal lengths. The thorax ovate, hairy, fomewhat flattened, brownifli
towards the edges, with the middle greyiih, and a lighter line running through it. The
abdomen longifti, ovate, hairy, in fome more, in others lefs undulated, with a finuous bright
line. The upper part is browniih, though marked by a fomewhat obfcure facula, and fome
white fcattered dots, which are more numerous in fome, and lefs fo in others. In fome, the
abdomen is without any dots. The inferior part has a brightifli wedge or mark. The arm
of the male, with the fexual organs, is reprefented at fig. 2, where it is fhewn projefting from
the globular part, at B. and C. which two parts are ufually concealed in the globular one,
and when neceffary, are projected or exerted as the figure fliews. When at reft, or withdrawn,
the tip of the arm has a fomewhat pyramidal form. In the extremity of the fécond joint, or
that fucceeding the above defcribed one, a thick and ftrong apex, or procefs, refembling a
cock's fpur, appears, oppofite which, on the upper fide, ftand two large prickles, and two or
three on the part neareft the thorax. The whole arm is alfo covered with hairs of different
lengths, as well as prickles. The holders have thick and unequally long hairs.
THE female differs extremely in one refpeft from the others of this divifion ; fince flie
makes a thick cell in the tops of trees, with the funnel turned upwards, in which fhe refides.
This fpecies is extremely timid, and at all times ready for efcape, when difturbed. It feems to
be capable of diftinguifliing the natural motion of the branches, caufed by the wind, from
that