Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1899 — Spiders in Japan. [ARTICLE]

Spiders in Japan.

Spiders are a serious plague in Japan. They spin their webs on the telegraph wires and are so numerous as to cause a serious loss of Insulation. Sweeping the wires does little good, as the spiders begin all over again.