Martin Folkes, 'Efq% 5 



voracious Appetite, and a fingular Dexteri- 

 ty in catching, maftering and devouring In- 

 fefts and Worms, though much larger and 

 feemingly flronger than itfelf : Circumftan- 

 ces which could leave no doubt of its being 

 a living Creature. 



In confequence of thefe Dlfcoveries, he, 

 ever fince, has been making a Variety of 

 fuch Experiments as none but his ow^n fer- 

 tile Invention would, probably, have contri- 

 ved. Thefe Experiments were performed in 

 Sight of many of the Curious, and commu- 

 nicated to that celebrated Naturalift Monf. 

 Reaumur at Paris^ and to You, Sir, who 

 fo defervedly fill the Prefident's Chair in the 

 Royal Society at London: two Perfons, the 

 moft unlikely, perhaps, in the whole World, 

 either to be imposed upon, or to affifl: in de- 

 ceiving Others. Some of thefe Creatures 

 were likewife fent both to Monf. Reaumur 

 and You, left any Difficulty of finding 

 them, might prevent, difcourage, or delay 

 making the fame Trials in France^ or £;/^- 

 land^ as himfelf had done at the Hague, 



Monf. Reaumur aiTures us, in his Pre- 

 face to the 6th Vol. of his Memoif^es pour 

 fervir a iHiftoire des InfeBes, that he repeat- 

 ed the moft material of Mr. Trembley's 

 Experiments; and, to his great Amazement, 

 found every one of them exadly anfwer the 

 Accounts gi^en. And You, Sir, as foon as 

 you received the Creatures, fet about the 



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