At the same time the fangs grip this sheet, lift it by degrees, tear it from its base and fold it over upon the globe of eggs.

It is a laborious operation.

The whole edifice totters, the floor collapses, fouled with sand.

By a movement of the legs, those soiled shreds are cast aside.

Briefly, by means of violent tugs of the fangs, which pull, and broom-like efforts of the legs, which clear away, the Lycosa extricates the bag of eggs and removes it as a clear-cut mass, free from any adhesion.
It is a white-silk pill, soft to the touch and glutinous.