The Natural Hiflory of }AMAICA. 
185, 
This Worm eats the Boats at the Ifland Noronha, Abbeville. 
The Gulf of Cambaya is the worft in India for Worms. ?. 480, Davies 
ap. Purchas. | | 
At Surat the Ships ought to be fheathed double to hinder the Worms 
which deftroy the Rudder and their fteering, Payton, p. 432. ap. Purchas, 
Worms eat the Ships at Banda Miadleton, p. 245. ap. Purchas. 
Villermont fays that the Hardnefs of the Wood between the Tropics 
and the fcorching of it by Fire hinders the Canots from being hurt by 
Worms. See his Preface to Chriffofle ad Acunna. of the River Amazons. 
Of SPIDERS. 
XI. Araneus venatorius major pilofus, domefticus, fulcus, pedibus maculis, 
nigris notatis. Tab. 235. Fig.1,2. Araneus alius, abe magnitudine, fr- 
guentiffimus in A:dibus, Marcgr. p. 249+ 
The great Ho+zfe-Spider. 
The upper Part of the Thorax of this is almoft round and brown, with 
a yellowifh Circle about it, the Abdomen roundifh, hairy and brown, 
the Legs with two Astenue or Chele are difpofed on each fide of the 
Thorax. It hath two fhining black Teeth, feveral round fhining Eyes, the 
Legs more than an Inch long, browa, and hairy with blackSpots on them. 
This Spider is near an Inch in Diameter, and holds, as it goes along, a 
round Bag, white and like Cotton, of one third of an Inch Diameter 
under its Belly harching its Young contained in it. 
It is very common inall Houfes, running about even on their Cielings, 
with a flat Bag under their Bellies, in which lie their Eggs, figured 
N°: 2. 
They are not venomous, nor do they any Hurt, but hunt and kill 
Cockroches, and therefore are carefully defended from Injuries by 
Houfe-keepers. 
I faw one of thefe Spiders eat a {mall Lizard call’d a Woodflave, which 
was half ouc and half in his Mouth, and another eat a large Cockroch. 
Tab. 235. Fig. 1. Shews the Spider, and Fig. 2. its Bag. 
XII. Araneus Venatorius minor, prona parte niger, [upina fafcijs albidis && 
fufcis donatus, pedibus maculis albis & nigris vartegatis, 
This Spider was about one third of an Inch long, about one eighth 
of anInch broad in the Breaft, the Head was very little, the Eyes ma- 
ny and black, the Back was brown and white in Streaks, down the 
upper Part of the Abdomen went a blackifh brown Streak to the Anus, 
then on each Side one whitifh one, then a brown down the Sides. It had 
two great Claws Forcipes or Chele in Proportion to four Legs, two for- 
ward and two backward, all of them taking their Origin at the Thorax, 
they are all fpeckled black and white, the under Part of the Belly, 
Breaft and Head are black. _ 
They take the Flies they lie in wait for by a fudden Leap, and altho’ 
I have feen fome Webs come our of their Asus, yet I never faw them 
ufe any ro catch Flies. 
XIII. Araneus major fylvaticus rete {pirale robuftum & vifcidum texens, 
abdomine e luteo fufco, thorace argenteo. 
The 
