A Spider's Fight With A Fish.
] spider by scraping the unclei 1 side of the leaf. The two had now closely approached the bank. Suddenly the long, black legs of the spider emerged from the water, and the hinder ones reached out fastened upon the irregularities of the sides of the ditch. f J lie spider commenced tugging at his priza iii order to land it. The observer ran to tho nearest house for a wide mouthed bottle, leaving his friend to watch the struggle. During an interval of six or eight minutes' absence the spider had drawn the fish entirely out of the water then both creatures had fallen in again the bank being nearly perpendicular. Then followed a great struggle; and on Mr Spring's return the fish was already hoisted, head first, more j than half its length out upon the '»nd. It was very much exhausted, hardly making auy movement, and was being slowly and steadily drawn up by the spider, \sho had evidently gained the victory.
The physical powers of the I.ycoside, the popular running ground, or wolf spiders, are well Jllustrated by j an instance recorded in. the. proceed- . ingi of thet Aeadeinj; of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and given bj tho Science Monthly. The result as reported were achieved by pure strength and activity, without auy of the mechanical advantages of a snare. Mr Spring, while walking with a friend, in a swampy wood, which was pierced by a dike three feet wide, was attracted by the extraordinary movements of a large black spider in the middle of the .aitqh. Closer examination showed, that the creature had caught a fish 1 She had fastened upon it with a deadly ] grip Justin the forward side of fin, and the poor fish was '* ' ■ swimming round and round slowly or tW ing its body as if m pain. i^f , The head of its black enemy .was j, ut ,\ sometimes- pulled under water but tlie strength of the fish would not. , -.. permit an entire submersion. It n:oved its- fins as if exhausted* and often rested. Finally it swam under . ; -. , . a floating leaf - near , the shore and . . made a faint effort to dislodge th»
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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 27 November 1890, Page 3
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365A Spider's Fight With A Fish. Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 27 November 1890, Page 3
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