The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-30
Man Must GiOe Way TO yon1e
other Creature, Says II. G..
weAs, the English Philosopher
and Maeterlinck, the Belgian,
suggests the Hideous Insects,
"Born of a Demented Comet"
as Mans Successors

n1HE intelligence of the insects be-
comes more fascinating and
disturbing problem the more it
studied
And now comes the suggestion that the
hsscss, and most probably the spiders, are
Lstned to supplant man as the rulers Of
es earth. The suggestion gains support
hun many scientific arguments, A very
Eaarksble book, ''The Life Of the Spider"
b j. h. Fabre, French naturalist Of
npasBlng genius, has just been published
eJ Dodd, Mead & Co.
It contains long preface by Maurice
lsterlinck, the philosophic writer and
Ggapher of the bee. He advances the
Ia strongly that the spider may be des-
tsd 10 be our successor on earth. From
Asierllncks arguments and Fabres OBJ
tsEatlons 1t appears that this insect is in
niny ways much more fitted to rule the
uth than man.
The spider is absolutely ruthless. 1t
ms9ses poison with which it can kill
v paIayze any creature at will. It has
nlelsss industry and knows neither lazi-
us nor intemperance. 1t sustains life
nn great economy. 1t is never led astray
D lis passions. 1t is a superb architect
"a craftsman. In its ability to float
uoat on a line Of web it shows itself TO
n'e learnt the secret OF the aeroplane
4s before man.
mTlng eight legs and eight eyes,
@ Spider is physically far superior 4
bnan.
ifon the construction of its web Nj
. V<f0 In 10 hoIy +lot sr ny
. superb mathematician and geo. u
sHcRn. 1t appears to have part
sNYed the problem of obtaining
ssaE directly from the sun, for
YOUNG are kept alive In that way
aVe or six months. Notwith-
ssaalas the mental capacity OF
= spider, 1t is repulsive creature. Man
an lnstlnctive antipathy to it. To NJ
Asefllnck the malignance Of the spider
sSses1 that It Is a creature from another
qSas1 where life Is wholly alien TO OURS.
,T sploers matrimonial relations fill him
Nth horror.
iee marriage customs" he says, "are
s1aiul and, contrary to that which hap
- IN every other world, here it is the
,,s raule OF the pair that stands for strength
mlellgence and also for cruelty and
II ~. msuns' which appear TO be their newt
- "nseQuence. Almost every wedding
s%S tne violent and immediate death
r 10 10, husband. Often, the bride begins
aung certain number of suitors.
,r1i iae archetype of these fantastic unions
hrn,.Se 20 supplied by the Languedocian
Nh s.s Claws and long tail supplied
ss - sung. which Is extremely danger
aaey have prelude to the festival
h ~ ~. saspe OF sentimental stroll, claw
r5 .Ns, tnen, motionless, with fingers
| ID,,tsuppea, they contemplate each other
hn 10y interminably; day and night
b. w u'sr their ecstasy while they remain
w 'Hcen petrified with admiration.
tusS. the foreheads come together and
hMa .ne mouths-if we can give the
| tit NJ l mouth to the monstrous orifce
| h sa pehs between the claws-are Joined
lecons,ss.so1 Of KISS; after which the union is
a mor,A, o,nneo, the male is transfxed with
anDchsa sung and the terrible spouse
ApoySs auo sobblea him up with gusto."
ldhys% recent book, "The Study Of the
AE Ivy e. G. Wells. published by
b Tie .hOuscn: New York lends strength
easss%aeory that the spider may be mans
6at m. Mr.. Wells argues very forcibly
lie On a cannot be the ultimate form OF
tir., ~ rae Life Of the Spider M. Tabre
alck-h.1,la complete biography Of the
Wan tSuea Fl. go tarantula, the most terrible
tu ho SPIDERS. Here 1t should be noted
Fder .. author always speaks Of the
@tersrou.s sne'" She builds a wonderful
!Nt Or u alu tunnel for dwelling. A.
stads a, "Ve Inches from the surface +
ebos ., 81 ob1use angle. 1t Is at thu
Posts be,,..ne .ne tunnel that the tarantuls
Nc for seil u'"n as yigilant sentry, watch
rbs victims and enemies.
etsn.s antula Is a clever architect. The
stAaft ~. VI her burrow is surmounted b,
ssuucted throughout by herself
aadInr eehulne work Of architecture
oud as as much as an inch above th
lkis uo two inches in diameter, 81