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a much fofter nature, tlicy may tlicn inultiply much fafter than 

 thole which breed in wood, and efpetially in the harder forts. 



I placed one of thefc creatures, changed from tiie maggot into a 

 flying infe61:, before the microfcope, and having removed the Ihields 

 or cafes of its wings a httle afide, in hke manner as if the animal 

 was livin.g and about to take its flight, I beheld fo wonderful a piece 

 of workmanfliip, wrought with fuch curious art, that I determined 

 to have a drawing made of it, tliough it was impofTible to delineate 

 all the wonders that were difplayed in this minute animal. 



Fig. 24, ABC DEFGHIKL, exhibits this flying animal, which 

 appeared longer than the maggot from which it was produced, the 

 reafon of which I take to be, that the bodies of thefe maggots being 

 very foft, they contrad when their moifture evaporates, M'hereas 

 when changed into flying animals their bodies are hard on the outfide, 

 and therefore cannot contrail. 



LM, and BN, are the two horns made with many joints and 

 covered with hairs. 



L, B, are the eyes compofed of various optical organs, thougli 

 but few in comparifon of thofe which are found in tiie eyes of 

 flics. 



This creature has fix feet, each furniflied with two curioufly 

 made little claws ; the legs are made with various joints at the 

 extremities, and are covered with hairs, or rather with pointed par- 

 ticles like thofe on brambles : two of thefe legs with their claws, are 

 fliewn at C O and D P. 



At DI and KI are pi6lured the two fliields, or cafes, with which 

 the animal, when not in the a6t of flying, can cover the hind part of 

 its body, fo that I conclude, no particles of the wood, or of the Mace, 

 nor any drops of water which may accidentally fall on its body, can 

 injure tlie wings. 



Upon attentively contemplating thefe fliields or cafes, I was 



