Table of Contents  (the “*” after a title refers to an explanatory note in the introduction)

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Moon, Moon, bright, bright Moon (Gasteracantha cancriformis)

Darkside of the darkest Moon (Gasteracantha cancriformis) *

Beauty, beauty, angelic beauty, why? (Leucauge argyrobapta)

Plain, plain, not ugly, just plain (Frontinella communis)

Follow, follow the brightening light (Micrathena gracillis) *

Hidden, hidden, so nearly hidden (Argiope aurantia juv.)

Clown, clown, “Clown-Zero-the Midnight Clown” (Cyclosa sp.?)

This is not a spider, No (Misumena vatia)

Dead, dead, (dragonfly prey of Argiope aurantia)

Speak, speak to the alien stranger (Trichonephila clavipes juv.)

Fly, fly, about to die (Argiope aurantia juv.)

Striped, striped (Barronopsis texana)

Wake up! Wake up! (Salticidae)

Mother, oh mother, your feet are so cold (Mecynogea lemniscate) *

Tiny, tiny, small and tiny *

Rise, rise, reconciled spirit *

Hot, hot, Spring’s flowers have browned (Peucetia viridans)

Lost, lost Boy or girl, girl or boy (Neriene radiata)

Born again and again *

Heart, heart, the loving heart lives on, (moth prey of Trichonephila clavipes)

Eyes, eyes, a witch’s eyes, (Verrucosa arenata)

Sparkling, sparkling (Barronopsis texana)

Soul, soul, here is a picture of my soul (Colonus sylvanus) *

Arrogant? Fool? (Misumena vatia)

Venus, Venus-gargantua, Venus gigantica, Venus majestas obscura, (Trichonephila clavipes) *

Don’t look, don’t look at me (Micrathena sp.?) *

Drop, drop of Mercury, (Argyrodes elevates) *

I too take what I want from the mighty, (Neospintharus trigonum) *

After you landed, what did you learn? (Micrathena sp.?)

Sleep, sleep (Salticidae) *

Round, round, all around round, (Latrodectus bishopi) *

Handsome, handsome, blessed with good features, (Salticidae)

Giant, giant (Chloropid flies on scarab beetle being eaten by Trichonephila clavipes) *

Simple, simple, (Leucauge argyrobapta) *

Ghosts, ghosts (shrouded scarab beetle spider-prey in abandoned web)

Dry, dry, so awful dry and alone. (Micrathena sp.?)

Sad, sad and dreary world (Araneus bicentenarius) *

Hound, hellhound aflame, (Verrucosa arenata) God-the-Potter (Cyclosa sp.?) *

Fierce, fierce knightly lover (Salticidae)

Blue, blue, feeling blue (Neoscona crucifera?)

The end is always near, *

Cursed, cursed, (Verrucosa arenata) *

Great Mother, jeweled and terrible, from one hundred wounds (Micrathena gracillis)

Looking, looking at a very large thing, (Araneus sp.?) *

1. Edge, the very edge (Micrathena sagittata) *

2. Confusion, paralysis by confusion, (Micrathena sagittata)

Really small head, (Tipulidae) *

Misshapen, ridiculous, (Mimetidae?) *

The clatter and chatter and honking of geese (Leucauge sp.?)

Night-not-thing walking, walking, (moth prey of Trichonephila clavipes)

Highwayman, Highwayman: “Your money or your life!” (Argiope argentata)

Climbing, climbing, (Deinopsis spinosa) *

More distraught than I seem, (Salticidae)

Communion, sacred, sacred, *