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ihanner that the weaker generally are infefted 

 by the ftronger in a continued feries. Thus 

 the tree-loiife lives upon plants. The fly called 

 mufca aphidivora lives upon the tree4oufe. 

 The lornet and wafp fly upon the mufca aphi- 

 divora. The dragon fly upon the hornet and 

 wafp fly. The fpider on the dragonfly. The 

 flnall birds on the fpider. And laftly the 

 hawk kind on thtfmall birds. 



In like manner the " pwnoculus delights in 

 putrid waters, the knaf eats the monoculuSy 

 the frog eats the knat^ the pike ^zxs the frogy 

 the y^^ calf eats the ^/^^. 



The bat and goat -fucker make their ex- 

 curfions only at night, that they may catch 

 the moti)S which at that time fly about in vail 

 quantities. 



The wood-pecker pulls out the infe^ls^ which 

 lye hid in the trunks of trees. 



The fwallow purfues thofe which fly about 

 in the open air. 



The mole purfues the worms. The large 

 fiflies devour the fmall. Nay we fcarcely know 

 an animal, which has not fome enemy to con- 

 tend with. 



" An infe^ that has no name in Englifh as far as i can 

 End. 



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