"The eyes, again, are quite different from the insects" eyes. Some spiders have two eyes ; some have as many as six or eight pairs of eyes. But theeye is always single, and not made up of a cluster of small eyes like the eyes of the insects. They are so set in the head as to enable him to see on all sides at once. They are protected with a hard, transparent, horny covering, and so there is no need of eyelids.
"On the front of the head are the feelers, which end in a pair of terrible claws. These are his weaponsof attack. Teacher says each feeler is in two parts, which can be folded together. The claw, besides being a sharp, tearing weapon, is really ahollow tube, through which the
spider darts a poisonous fluid into
the wounds of his victim."
"The horrid little monster," said Norah. "He is even more savage than I thought he was.""The head is simply the front part of the chest," continued Fred. "The hinder part bears the legs but no wings. Spiders never have wings.
