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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Life of the Spider by J. Henri Fabre: This explains the long hesitation of the Tarantula, so wearisome to
the experimenter when he presents to her, at the entrance to the
burrow, a rich, but dangerous prey. The majority refuse to fling
themselves upon the Carpenter-bee. The fact is that a quarry of
this kind cannot be seized recklessly: the huntress who missed her
stroke by biting at random would do so at the risk of her life.
The nape of the neck alone possesses the desired vulnerability.
The adversary must be nipped there and no elsewhere. Not to floor
her at once would mean to irritate her and make her more dangerous
than ever. The Spider is well aware of this. In the safe shelter
of her threshold, therefore, prepared to beat a quick retreat if
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