I would then give a sudden jerk to the knife, which flung both the earth and the lycosa to a distance, enabling me to capture her.
"The Life of the Spider"
J. Henri Fabre
Outside her own house, the lycosa is timid, as though scared, and hardly capable of running away.
"The Life of the Spider"
J. Henri Fabre
In the case of the lycosa, the job is riskier.
"The Life of the Spider"
J. Henri Fabre