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near the Arms, or below the upper Part of 

 the Tail. The moft prolific Place of all 

 ieems to be at, and a little above, what I 

 call the Bottom of the Stomach: all round 

 which Part they fometimes hang in Cluf- 

 ters. 



Two young Ones, now and then, come 

 out of this Place fo near together, that, even 

 after their dropping off, they adhere to each 

 other by the Tails; and being thereby un- 

 able to fix themfelves to any thing, are 

 forced to lye at the Bottom of the Veil'el, 

 where extending in a contrary Diredtion, 

 they appear as one Polype with a Head at 

 each Extremity : and they fometimes ftick 

 thus together feveral Days before they fepa- 

 rate. I had two, fome Time ago, which 

 continued thus above a Fortnight, and were 

 ftretched out more than three Inches long. 

 I have alfo known one of thefe two-headed 

 Polypes^ or Amphijbcence^ (if I may fo call 

 them) produced by the puihing out of a 

 young one in the fame Line with the Body, 

 at the Place where a Tail has been cut off: 

 And this Appearance, had I not confidered 

 the Cafe, might have fo far deceived me, as 

 to make me imagine a Head was produced 

 where the Tail had been cut off. 



Thefe Creatures in warm Weather pufli 



out their young Ones fo furprizingly faft, and 



multiply to fuch a Degree, that, I believe, 



the Defcendants of a fingle Polype may, in 



E 2 one 



