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The Banded and the Silky Epeira, both of whom live on the rosemaries in the enclosure, shall show us in broad daylight the innermost details of the tragedy.

From The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

“Before we divide, Let us dip our rosemaries In one rich bowl of wine, to this brave girl And to the gentleman.”

From An Orkney Maid by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

I rear some young Philanthus-grubs, already waxing large; but, instead of supplying them with the prey taken from the burrows, I give them game of my own catching, game replete with nectar from the rosemaries.

From More Hunting Wasps by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

I know, from my past excavations, the points favoured by the grub: the mounds of sand heaped up by the wind at the foot of the rosemaries on the neighbouring hill-sides.

From More Hunting Wasps by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

The Banded and the Silky Epeira, both of whom live on the rosemaries in the enclosure, shall show us in broad day-light the innermost details of the tragedy.

From The Life of the Spider by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander