 | 874 pages
...again in two or -three days. -At firft it dreaded my approach to it's wcb,' but at la: i it became fo familiar, as to take a fly out of my hand, and upon...touching any part of the web, would immediately leave it's hole, prepared either for a defence or an attack. To complete this defcription, it may be obferved,... | |
 | Periodicals - 1788 - 404 pages
...dreaded my approach in its web, but at lad it became to familiar, as to take a fly out of my hand j and upon my touching any part of the web, would immediately leave the hole, prepared either for a defence or attack. To complete this defcription, it may be obferved,... | |
 | English literature - 1804 - 174 pages
...skin, and got a new set of legs. I have sometimes plucked off a leg, which grew again in two or three days. At first it dreaded my approach to its web,...at last it became so familiar as to take a fly out my hand, and upon my touching any part of the web, would immediately leave its hole, prepared either... | |
 | English literature - 1770 - 790 pages
...grew again in two or three days. At firll it dreaded my apprwach in its web, but at lail it became fo familiar, as to take a fly out of my hand, and upon my touching any part of the web, would immedi•• ately UTeTy fcav< the hole, prepared either Tor a defence or attack. To complete this... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English essays - 1820 - 514 pages
...skin, and got a new set of legs. 1 have sometimes plucked off a leg, which grew again in two or three days. At first it dreaded my approach to its web; but at last it bacame so familiar, as to take a fly out of my hand; and upon my touching any part of the web, would... | |
 | James Rennie - Insects - 1829 - 342 pages
...skin, and got a new set of legs. I have sometimes plucked off a limb, which grew again in two or three days. At first it dreaded my approach to its web,...became so familiar as to take a fly out of my hand, and on my touching any part of the web, would immediately leave its hole, prepared either for defence or... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...skin, and got a new set of legs. I have sometimes plucked off a leg, which grew again in two or three re. Leontine. Sir, I believe you may see him, and hear h lost it became so familiar as to take a fly out of my hand ; and upon my touching any part of the web,... | |
 | English literature - 1835 - 432 pages
...skin, and got a new set of legs. 1 have sometimes plucked off a leg, which grew again in two or three days. At first it dreaded my approach to its web,...either for a defence or an attack. To complete this desciption, it may be observed, that the male spiders are much less than the female, and that the latter... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...got a new set of legs. I have sometimes plucked ofl'a leg, which grew again in two or three i!ays. At first it dreaded my approach to its web, but at...touching any part of the web, would immediately leave itn hole, prepared either for a defence or an attack. To complete this desciption, it may be observed,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1839 - 550 pages
...skin, and got a new set of legs. I have sometimes plucked off a leg, which grew again in two or three ing down@kM, arc much less than the female, and that the latter are oviparous. When they como to lay, they spread... | |
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The insect I am now describing lived three years ; every year it changed its skin, and got a new set of legs. I have sometimes plucked off a leg, which grew again in two or ;hree days. 
