In the morning, as soon as the sun is hot and beats upon their burrow, the anchorites come up from the bottom with their bag and station themselves at the opening.

Long siestas on the threshold in the sun are the order of the day throughout the fine season; but, at the present time, the position adopted is a different one.

Formerly, the Lycosa came out into the sun for her own sake.

Leaning on the parapet, she had the front half of her body outside the pit and the hinder half inside.
The eyes took their fill of light; the belly remained in the dark.

When carrying her egg-bag, the Spider reverses the posture: the front is in the pit, the rear outside.