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Of the PolypeV Head. 





B \ 



A. Reprefents a Polype 'with its S?iout mid 

 Arms extended^ in the Pofture of feizing 

 its Prey. 



B. Shews aVoXy^tcontraBed^ with its Mouth 

 wide open^ audits Body like a Sack or Bag. 



We lliall never, perhaps, be able to dif- 

 cover, certainly, by ocular Demonftration, 

 whether the Mouth of this Creature is really 

 armed with Teeth ; but we may conjecture 

 it fo to be, from the Eafe wherewith it bites 

 or breaks the Skin of a Worm, in order to 

 fuck the Blood and Juices : as, if the Worm 

 be large, it is conftantly found to do, till 

 the Body is reduced to a Size capable of be- 

 ing fwallowed. There is, likewife, a farther 

 Probability of its having fuch offenfive Wea- 

 pons, from the violent and painful Agonies 



a Worm 



