from one size class to another during their period of residence. Large 5 adult plus subadult females; Medium = all other juvenile females; Small = juvenile males and females too small to sex (up to about 3 molts). A. Moving IN % ([n.sub.move]) Spider size class Winter Spring Summer Autumn Large 100 (3) 83 (10) 69 (9) 100 (1) Medium 30 (6) 63 (17) 87 (13) 81 (21) Small 45 (9) 62 (13) 100 (85) 67 (31) All spiders 42 (18) 67 (40) 95 (107) 73 (53) B. Moving OUT % ([n.sub.move]) Spider size class Winter Spring Summer Autumn Large 50 (1) 86 (12) 93 (14) 100 (2) Medium 68 (13) 88 (22) 77 (10) 54 (15) Small 56 (10) 100 (20) 85 (68) 78 (31) All spiders 62 (24) 92 (54) 85 (92) 69 (48)
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