end Motions of the Polype; 13 



Explanation of the Figures. 



The jirfl Line of four Figures, Jhews the 

 Polype in its moji contraBed State. 



ne next two Figures, that appear with 

 Wrinkles on their Sides, reprefent it 

 when about halfway contrasted: and 

 the third Figure Jhews it almoji quite 

 contracted, hanging by the TaiL 



^he fever al Degrees of its Extenfon, and 

 its manner of Appearance^ are repre- 

 fented by the other Figures. 



A Folype turns itfelf, likewife, into feve- 

 ral other Forms, either in order to crawl from 

 place to place ^ or to feize its Prey; both 

 which it effects by the Affiftance of its Arms. 

 When it would move forwards, it ftretches 

 out the Arms and Body, and fixing its Arms 

 to fomething, draws up its Body towards 

 them by Contraftion in this manner. 



Its Way of moving backwards is, by 

 lengthening out its Tail, and drawing back 

 its Head and Body, in a Manner juft contra- 

 ry to that above defcribed. 



It has two Methods of moving fideways : 

 pne is, to ereft itfelf on the Tail, and in- 

 cline 



