The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-06-13
STUPENDOUS SPIDERS.
Some Not Very Pretty Insects
Found in the Tropics.


sand-Fiies and Mosquitos-Life
In the Bahamas.
With the budding out of the fresl
leaves and blades there come out O
ther lairs the only Wild beasts Of tn,
Bahamas. They are tsrantulas. cent?
edes and scorpions. They have lair
hidden somewhere or other all winter
rarely showing themselves, but the frs
rains of spring put new life into then
and they come creeping out, and turn ur
always where least expected. They ase
to the people of Nassau what tigers ant
lions are to the East Indians. Just
shout Look out for that scorpionr' OF
There's a centipede!" if you want tt
see everybody jump They are al
small, but all venomous. II one o.
them bite you, you are sure to have
trouble The poison may not kill YOU
but it will give you more pam than an,
body cares about enduring, and it viii
give you the fever" as every bodil,
Ill is called here by the natives. If it /.
centlpede or a scorpion, you may &C
Int Won y; H.. IN. ohe up III yout hand
onvbo IA III nh ao' holu nun long. Ane
the tn IN spenas lew lhontns IL
Dreotas3 aa,n' W w .iea. 'hein WIN tht
Soar ~ lso@ "i.houC inuch Oh thal
tha, poo,s anu INSECTS IN genera!
should rather encounter panther or a
With tha h;m umo u olese 'n.ee insects
;ng ~ III os D,u.es, you see tnem COM
thor ~" @pou' where 10 expect
Won ha "n, o,.n VIC on your guard but
s1a;nst ~ Nv. anuen onahee 10 guard
~ . .i,o '"'"ii'''ia' 'he eentipeoe or
n ~ eoolp'on.
.brae tba n moaa y hii sae largest OF the
tha Wet dn mao1S i,ueous' anu L thlnk,
70 ba iooLo5 -. s nc Is perhaps ehtitied
aInoo ~ too nunr, q. llst. ne IS Knewn by
rro,nS 're, pooy IN Nassua as the
nSo;snno 'pauei' out ne is the real
mot h;n, w; =, "n' a,l tne same as l nave
Mev;a ,n III !: A ni s., IN IeXas' IN
- t1'as,, G ~ 'n ouoa inere are more
~. ~ fAih'isaS' ! thihk' IMAM any
~nvre eise IN the world. In mornings
.saan au na ~ e'sa ., ih.es .ilere, l nave
,sn;da~,s saaI,.. "i,t cons'oer'ng tse
puel aeaoiy character and great
$500, 80 Sss. fs - running across them
s,x, ," ~ Iiore lazy gre RS't
rs;,,u sa 49, Wy enough ABOUT IN the
49, ooous 10 make Stranger feel
..ha uneasy we nave the common
m"a,s sP'uer' too' as 1t Is called,
sonetimes almost as large as the taran-
leuia' out ne Is entirely harmless, and
Nil him uS1n uver .' sake tne trouble to
a;as and .n. ouse sPlue1s catcm ana eat
nnS . Iuu anus anu o1her small insects
hn,s nus pay 'neir rent. But even the
u.s." ipiuel Is not a pleasant COM
1 pn III; ~ ioou. Inc tarantula' how
=, 49, W. Imply room OF its occupants
' r. ap s as snort order as tiger would.
49, ~ III evel saw IN Nassua was
mn au.h : nau oeen at waterloo about a
niaaraa anu was having the bushes
Seaeu away rom about the house.
% 4hs o. a .ne colored boys were at work
~ Sno nower garoen' ana one morning
Iney maze a grand dash for the front
pla11a. iney all looked well fright
oneu, anu asked them what was the
. .%n,
~or,,;nI oun SPIDER, boss' one OF them
replied as soon as ecould catch breath
enough;
we all Went out to kill him armed
with noes, rakes, brooms and all the
a. yn, nha as Implements we could find,
s;zeT ston % wagon load or so OF good
and wae oh lie ne SAT among the grass
ano u woeus' easily seen and watched on
Al n. y. ms intense blackness, and
hors m VOL, 9ner 20 move, None of the