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title: 'Nesting Habits of the American Purseweb Spider'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Henry Christopher McCook'
date: 1889-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Science'
scriptures:
- 'Proverbs 6'
- 'Job 12'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/mccook-1889-nesting-habits-of-the-american-purseweb-spider
---

# Nesting Habits of the American Purseweb Spider

1888 Academy of Natural Sciences report detailing nesting habits, tube construction, and predatory behavior of the American purseweb spider (Atypus) based on Florida observations.

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