My notes speak of an Angular Epeira grappling with the largest Dragon-fly in my district (Aeshna grandis, Lin.) I myself had entangled in the web this head of big game, which is not often captured by the Epeirae.

The net shakes violently, seems bound to break its moorings.
The Spider rushes from her leafy villa, runs boldly up to the giantess, flings a single bundle of ropes at her and, without further precautions, grips her with her legs, tries to subdue her and then digs her fangs into the Dragon-fly's back.

The bite is prolonged in such a way as to astonish me.

This is not the perfunctory kiss with which I am already familiar; it is a deep, determined wound.

After striking her blow, the Spider retires to a certain distance and waits for her poison to take effect.
I at once remove the Dragon-fly.