They slip in among the others, or, when the layer is too thick, push to the front and pass from the abdomen to the thorax and even to the head, though leaving the region of the eyes uncovered.

It does not do to blind the bearer: the common safety demands that.

They know this and respect the lenses of the eyes, however populous the assembly be.
The whole animal is now covered with a swarming carpet of young, all except the legs, which must preserve their freedom of action, and the under part of the body, where contact with the ground is to be feared.
My pencil forces a third family upon the already over-burdened Spider; and this too is peacefully accepted.

The youngsters huddle up closer, lie one on top of the other in layers and room is found for all.

The Lycosa has lost the last semblance of an animal, has become a nameless bristling thing that walks about.