en the Polypes. 107 



Its young One appeared now confiderably 

 grown, and had four Arms: lliort Arms 

 were alfo dlicernable on its anterior End, 

 which therefore I fhall now confider as a 

 new-produced Head ; but as I could not 

 examine them by the Microfcope, without 

 taking it out of the Glafs, and was afraid 

 the Preffure or Motion it would receive 

 thereby might prejudice the Experiment, I 

 was unable to diftinguifli their Number. 



In the Afternoon, I offered a Piece of 

 Worm to this new Head, which made no 

 Attempt to eat it : but the young One found 

 Means to catch hold of it -, and, what feem- 

 ed very extraordinary, as the young Polype 

 fucked in the Worm, the Body of the Pa- 

 rent as well as its own Body fwell'd, and 

 became plump and bulky. 



March ^ 31.— The , / / / .. 



Head-Part audits new \ ///VC-* 



Body had now this Fi- \ A%::'--";;'*^ ' 



gure; and began to eat y^^^lh'S""- . 



a Piece of Worm, but .^^ '\ " ' 



Iparingly, ^^^to^ 



A Sort of Slime or Jelly invelop'd the 

 new Head of the Tail-Part this Morning, 

 and rendered its fhort 

 Arms unable to feize 

 or take hold of any 

 thing. Its young One 

 was grown much 

 longer, and had fix 



Arms) 



