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thcfe fangs, there was a round liolc placed in a kind of groove or 

 furrow leading towards the point, the intent of fucli furrow bcnng, 

 as 1 conceive, to convey fome kind of liquid ilfuing from the hole 

 to the very point of the fang, while it is within the part wounded ; 

 and hence, I imagine, that tlie Millepeda by its bite, wounds and 

 tears open fome of the blood vellels, or other vellcls w itliin the 

 Ikin, and at the fame time infufes a liquid into the wounded part, 

 which liquid, I fuppofe, contains fome noxious and very pungent 

 fait, and that the pain felt is not occafioned by the mere bite, but 

 from that noxious or pungent liquid. I did intend to liave purfued 

 mv obfervatious llill farther, and hatl delii'ed the labourers to brincr 

 me mere of thofe animals, but none Mere then to be had ; for 

 though feveral were feen in the fliip while the goods were unloading, 

 tiiey had been all killed upon the fpot. 



The forceps, fang, or v\ hat may be called the lling of this Mille- 

 peda, I prefervcd, and caufed a drawing to be made of it. Fig. 8, 

 A B C D E F, reprefents a part of this forceps or tHng, as feen through 

 the microfcope. At C is to be feen the furrow or channel, and alfo 

 the liole in it, througli ■which this noxious animal, in wounding a 

 man, injedls the poifonous liquor. 



After this, I was prefented by a certain gentleman who is. fond of 

 collecling all forts of foreign animals, with a large Indian INIillepeda, 

 ot which I have alio caufed a drawing to be made, becaufe many 

 perfons know nothing of this poifonous creature : this is fliewn at 

 jig- Oj G H 1 K L, and in this figure, I K, are the two fangs or Itmgs, 

 one of which is exhibited in the former figure, as (ccn through the 

 microfcope. 



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