In New Guinea there exist some of the largest spiders in the world, and they spin webs of huge size and so tough that they,are actually used in the making of fishing nets. These spiders are very energetic web-spinners,-and pass the greater part of their lives in making large and elaborate liy-traps. The mesh of the web is at the outer part about an inch square, and narrows down to about an eighth of an inch towards the centre and the strands, besides being as strong as silk, are quite unaffected by water.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2699, 23 February 1924, Page 2
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93Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2699, 23 February 1924, Page 2
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