The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1885-12-11

Creatures Of Great Strength and
Ferocity-A Printing 0dice
Spider.

From the Eev York sua:-A
friend of an anaatuer naturalist was
I poking am At aim about his coiiee-
/ ton, a1o said pointing al a common
/ jumping spider, said:
! why 30 you bother with such
lrubbish?7'
"Talgo look at HIM through the
microscopes he is a beauty" said the
arnateur.
The friend looked. Right murder
ous eyes glered up Mt him. They
were ranged IN two semi circles on
! Inc front Of . head teeming with na-
iignant cunning and ferocity. I he
strong Jaws we're open, and two aoI-
low, surfaCed tusks pratrutIed from
then. Nonee1 could be seen, Body
and head were one-a model Of cruel
| power, covered with stripes Of silky
an and black hair. Eight lunr.
t.jplej jointed. torceful legs. hall hid
den by han and Gathers, armed With
sharp pointed spikes Ike locust
thorns, ending II fsrmiuable claws
hooked at their poInts aud teothed.
like coarse cona BIS, were bent ia the
attitude Of 50 nein&-' The 5Pecienen
seemed as large o. q chipmunk, and
IN general form rss5Irblal one,
'Does i use those. coIsbs on its
feet to sn1ooth she hair and feathers
on It's iegs1" asked ms Trend o the
aaateur,
Eyes. They also assist III web
making, and prevent slipping, when
ttle spider makes q spring. The
jumping spitter gets his name from
his ble bounds, The fellow You
have just seen spT1ng 10 the top Of a
weed tW0 teet away from, and h lit
tie lower than his web when I tick
led him with piece of Wire. Il
know his next move would be to
drop to the ground. Holding al
wide-mouthed vial directly under
him. / gave him another prod, He
Gro pped. The cork, So aturate,. with
chloroforn, was hastily put into tue
vial. The spider dreamed of tat
botGefies and juicy grasshopaers
q few seconds, and then forgot
about them forever. Some hare
but two eyes, others tIlirteea. In dif
feroBC species their arrange
also varies. The jumping spider
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