on the Polype. \\q 



ing the Polype. He fays, that one of them 

 which had brought forth two young Ones, 

 had her Body laden with Animalcules^ whofe 

 Shape was flat below and roundifli above, 

 and which he obferved in moft Waters; 

 and that they were above a thoufand times 

 lefs than the Creature they crawled upon, and 

 hindered its moving. He faw likewife ano- 

 ther Animalcule whofe Body was almoft 

 round, teazing one of the Polypes ^ not only 

 by running upon its Body, but by clinging 

 fo faft to one of its Arms, that notwith- 

 ftanding all its Efforts to get rid of it, it 

 could not (hake it off: but he found at laft 

 that the Arm was loft in the Scuffle "f*. 



None of thefe Animals infefted the other 

 two Pieces of the Polype, 



The Tail-Part fixed its End to the Bottom 

 of the Glafs, and lengthened itfelf, but no 

 Arms were yet difcern- 

 able: See A. 



The Middle -Piece A^ 

 lay along, much 

 lengthened, and round- 

 ed at each Extremity : See B. 



4^r/7, i8.™The Arms of the Head- 

 Part, which had been injured, were this 

 Morning grown as long as the other. It 

 eat a large Piece of Worm, and was as fine a 



t Vide Phil. Tranf. Numb, 283. 



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