Project Gutenberg 1999-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 495 Fabre, Jean-Henri 1823 1915 Fabre, Jean Henri Casimir Fabre, Henri Fabre, J. Henri Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander 1865 1921 Mattos, Alexander Teixeira de De Mattos, Alexander Teixeira Mattos, Alexander Teixera de Mattos, Alexander Teixeria de Mattos, Alexander Louis Teixeira de The Life of the Spider From the translator's note to the 1912 Hodder and Stoughton edition (missing from Project Gutenberg's version): "The following essays have been selected from the ten volumes composing the Souvenirs entomologiques." David Price "The Life of the Spider" by Jean-Henri Fabre is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book serves as an observational study of spiders, particularly focusing on their behaviors, instincts, and ecological roles. Fabre explores various species, such as the Black-bellied Tarantula and the Banded Epeira, revealing the intricacies of their lives and the common misconceptions surrounding them. The opening of "The Life of the Spider" introduces readers to the Black-bellied Tarantula, discussing the prejudices against spiders and emphasizing the striking abilities and characteristics of this often-misunderstood creature. Fabre recounts his personal observations and hunting techniques for capturing tarantulas, detailing their construction of burrows and methods of capturing prey. Through fascinating anecdotes and descriptions, he showcases the tarantula's hunting prowess and the complex ecological relationships spiders maintain within their environments, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of their life cycles and behaviors throughout the text. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Spiders QL Text Animals-Wild Category: Science - Biology Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 446185 2025-08-01T11:24:44.026666 text/html 446979 2021-06-08T09:43:54 text/html 169015 2021-06-08T09:45:35 text/html application/zip 231095 2025-08-01T11:24:50.086629 application/epub+zip 238069 2025-08-01T11:24:45.663645 application/epub+zip 238067 2025-08-01T11:24:44.617675 application/epub+zip 422101 2025-08-01T11:24:53.965623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394049 2025-08-01T11:24:49.436678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356363 2022-09-01T12:46:42.652934 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432828 2025-08-01T11:24:43.409729 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 432597 2021-06-08T09:44:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 166145 2021-06-08T09:45:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19734 2025-08-01T11:24:54.097634 application/rdf+xml 11665 2025-08-01T11:24:45.124637 image/jpeg 3509 2025-08-01T11:24:44.871638 image/jpeg 226592 2025-08-01T11:24:44.062655 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia