Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860

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Lycosa fera syn. Phoneutria fera hosting ichneumon wasp larvae of genus Cryptus:I: ichneumon bag, K: Bag, after changing of ichneumon, J: jaws, M: interior of bag Identifier: harpersnew21harper (find matches)
Title: Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 21 June to November 1860
Year: 1860 (1860s)
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Publisher: New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers
Contributing Library: Brigham Young University-Idaho, David O. McKay Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University-Idaho

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to the United States. He was some-thing of a naturalist, and had obtained, amongother specimens, some of these spiders, which,to preserve for a future day, he dropped into abottle of whisky. This bottle was, among others,standing on a box when some of the chiefs paidhim a visit in his tent. Fancy his dismay atseeing the principal man place the bottle to hismouth in ecstasy, and tlicn passing it around tohis companions. By the time the Commission-er of Lands had recovered from his surprise thebottle was drained, and the Chief was gruntingwith delight at his bonne bouc.lie, the prcsei-vedspiders. This spider is seen sometimes, I havebeen told, in the neighborhood of the Floridacoast, and creates much dismay among strangers. Figure G is the Lycosa fera, the fierce Lycosa.I assure you she is a strong-willed personage,and the specimen whose portrait this is was onlyconquered at last, as we all are, by Fate. Whenshe arrived she was exceedingly anxious about 466 HARPERS NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE.
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FIGURE 6.—LYCOSA FEEA.I. Ichneumon Bag.—K. Bag, after changing of Iclineumon.—J. Ja^s.—M. Interior of Bag the ball attached to her, and it was some daysbefore she could feel assured it was safe. Intime she found her glass-house very pleasantand a plenty of food around her, consisting of apiece of tender beef, earth-worms, rose-bugs,and flies for dessert. She would have been un-grateful to have shown any discontent. Hertime was passed, like other ladies of leisure, eat-ing, resting, and embroidering with fancy workthe cradle of her darlings. Three weeks elapsedin this agreeable pastime, when one morning Idiscovered she had cut loose the precious ball,and was standing over it with a meditative andexpectant air. Several pairs of human eyesjoined in the watch of what followed. Fan-cy her dismay and our astonishment at seeingdozens of little black-eyed imps pushing eachother out of holes pioneers had made in the ball.Out they scampered, wild with life, continuingto pour out all tha

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