Bernstein, Aaron, Naturwissenschaftliche Volksbücher, Bd. 1/5, 1897

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            Gefahr naht. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s2915" xml:space="preserve">Der Löwe, der Tiger, der Leopard, die Hyäne,
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            der Wolf, der Fuchs, wie alle Tiere, die auf lebende Beute
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            angewieſen und von der Leibesbeſchaffenheit ſind, daß ſie nicht
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            allzulanges Faſten vertragen, ſie alle ſind mit dem feinen Ge-
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            ruchsſinne begabt, der ihnen die Spur ihrer Beute durch die
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            Luft verrät, und ſie alle wiſſen dies ſo zu benutzen, daß ſie
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            auf ihrem Auszuge nach Beute ſtets dorthin gehen, wo der
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            Wind herkommt.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s2917" xml:space="preserve">Intereſſanter aber noch iſt die Betrachtung derjenigen
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            Tiere, die zu ſchwach ſind, um vom offenen Raube leben zu
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            können, denen aber die Natur als Erſatz einen ſchlauen Kunſt-
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            ſinn mitgegeben hat, um ſich durch Liſt und Fallen ihre Beute
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            einzufangen.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s2919" xml:space="preserve">Die Art und Weiſe, wie die Spinne ein feines Gewebe
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            aus einer klebrigen Flüſſigkeit ihres Leibes ausſpiunt, die
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            Emſigkeit, mit welcher ſie das Netz ausbreitet, die Kunſtfertig-
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            keit, mit welcher ſie regelmäßig Fädchen an Fädchen knüpft
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            und ein Geflecht zu ſtande bringt, das keine Menſchenhand
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            nachahmen kann, die Schlauheit, mit welcher ſie ſich dann
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            zurückzieht auf einem langen Faden, um daſelbſt den Zeitpunkt
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            abzuwarten, wo ein Inſekt, eine Fliege dieſes Netz berührt
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            und daran kleben bleibt, die Ruhe, mit welcher die Spinne
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            harrt, bis das Inſekt in ſeiner Todesangſt weiter um ſich
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            gegriffen und ſich dadurch nur noch mehr in die Fäden ver-
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            ſtrickt hat, die Eile, mit welcher die Spinne jetzt hervorſtürzt,
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            und die Fertigkeit, mit welcher ſie das wehrlos gewordene
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            Inſekt nun erſt mit einem feinen, dichten Netz umſpinnt und
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            um und um bewickelt, um es mit Ruhe töten und ausſaugen
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            zu können, all’ das hat wohl Jeder bereits zu beobachten
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            Gelegenheit gehabt.</s>
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