Contribution Towards the Knowledge of Indian Arachnoidea (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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These are, however, not the only reasons which entitle the Anson hoidea to a fair share of attention on the part of every observer of nature. Their instinct is often higher developed, than we find it in insects. This instinct not only shews itself in the way in which they obtain their living, but also in the art of weaving in which they may be said to have been the teachers of man. Actually almost their whole life is nothing but a carrying out of clever arrangements, resulting from a certain amount of thought and deliberation. The beauties of colour, the curiosities of form, &c. Which they exhibit, are equally remarkable and interesting. It is, therefore, only natural that some of our oldest classic writers have expressed their admiration of the works and the talent, exhibited by Arachnoids, in the most inspiring language, and many a beautiful idea in the mythology of the Greeks and Romans is interwoven with their manners and their mode of life.

It is unnecessary for me to go here into those historical and other accounts, to excite interest and attention to the study of the Arach noids, - they Speak for themselves. At the same time, I believe, I am justified in saying that there are very few branches of zoology, which would reward the zeal of the student with greater success, as regards new forms of animals, than the Arachnoids. Almost every thing that we see and observe about us is a novelty to science for if it is not actually so as to mere form, it is pretty certain to be so as to the real value in the study of geographical distribution, dzc.

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