Planted in the centre of the web, on her resting-floor, she attacks the venison at the joint of a haunch.

There is no movement, not even of the mouth-parts, so far as I am able to discover.

The mouth lingers, close-applied, at the point originally bitten.

There are no intermittent mouthfuls, with the mandibles moving backwards and forwards.

It is a sort of continuous kiss.
I visit my Epeira at intervals.