Anythingthatmovesuponthewebsetsitshaking。Allthenthatisneededisathreadissuingfromthiscentralpointtoconveytoadistancethenewsofapreystrugglinginsomepartorotherofthenet。Theslantingcord，extendingoutsidetheplaneoftheweb，ismorethanafoot-bridge:itis，aboveall，asignalling-apparatus，atelegraph-wire。
Letustryexperiment。IplaceaLocustonthenetwork。Caughtinthestickytoils，heplungesabout。Forthwith，theSpiderissuesimpetuouslyfromherhut，comesdownthefoot-bridge，makesarushfortheLocust，wrapshimupandoperatesonhimaccordingtorule。
Soonafter，shehoistshim，fastenedbyalinetoherspinneret，anddragshimtoherhiding-place，wherealongbanquetwillbeheld。Sofar，nothingnew:thingshappenasusual。
IleavetheSpidertomindherownaffairsforsomedays，beforeI
interferewithher。IagainproposetogiveheraLocust；but，thistime，Ifirstcutthesignalling-threadwithatouchofthescissors，withoutshakinganypartoftheedifice。Thegameisthenlaidontheweb。Completesuccess:theentangledinsectstruggles，setsthenetquivering；theSpider，onherside，doesnotstir，asthoughheedlessofevents。