The arachnid had more than one object in view in constructing them: she shelters her retreat from the floods; she protects it from the fall of foreign bodies which, swept by the wind, might end by obstructing it; lastly, she uses it as a snare by offering the Flies and other insects whereon she feeds a projecting point to settle on.
"The Life of the Spider"
J. Henri Fabre
Without hesitation they passed from the flower to the arachnid, made for places near the joints of the legs and settled there without moving.
"The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles"
Jean Henri Fabre