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ARANEA 3. Cinerea minor fettatrix, pedibus bre- 



vioribus. 



The grey Jumper 



This is an elegant, active, little fpider ; but feldom lpins a web, depending 

 chiefly on its agility in catching its prey. It is very frequent about the houlcs in 

 King ft on. 



ARANEA 4. Domeft 



ventre tu- 



fitbrotundomajori^pe- > The long-legged I loufe- fpider. 



dibits teretibus longijji 



This fpider is 

 number of extei 

 body and length 



frequent abo 



all 



houfes iri Kingfl* 



d 



fo great 



e 



five webs, that it is often troublefome. By the form of 

 of the (hanks it refembles the firft fort ; but it weaves its web 



of a very different form, which induced 





lider it as a different fp 



ARANEA 5. Minor nigra cancriformis, fait a 



dorfi majore ambitu aculeatd. 



Tab. 44. 5. 



The Crab-fpider. 



This fpecies is very like a crab in the general form of the trunk, but the head 

 and breafl a.e fmall and difiincft. It is very common in St. Mary's. 



ARANEA 6 



Fufc 



oblongo- qu a di 



caud. 



a 



ru- 



bra 



The red- ar fed Spide 



This infect is frequent in the wood 



d its nip or bite faid to be very 



ous. 



The body is about an inch in length, and of an oblong fo 



ARANEA 7. Oblonga luteo variegata, pedi- 

 bus longijpmis, articulis infer- 

 ioribus tumidis hir (litis. Tab. 



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44* *• 4* 



The 



large 



fpotted Spider 



with long (hanks. 



This is a very beautiful fpecies, and fpins a ftrong fpread ing web. It lives in 

 trees and out-houfes, and is frequent in St. Mary's and Portland. 



ARANEA 8. Domeftica major faccifera. Cub- i _,, , rT , „ . , 



ciirta & Cubhir Tut <d . \ Tne lar S e S"7 Hou fe- Sp,der. 



cinerea & fubhirfuta. 





This, tho' a large fort, is a very innocent, and always obferved to carry its eggs in 

 a round bag, clofe to its belly, between the legs. It throws off its fkin once a year, 

 and to go through the operation more eafily, hangs itfelf by a few threads in fome 

 lonely quiet place, where, after a few minutes, you may obferve the belly part of 

 the old coat burft, and the creature draw out all its limbs very gradually from the 

 other parts of its former cover, which he leaves hanging to the cord that fuftained 

 him during the operation ; after which he betakes himielf to the occupations of 

 the new year in the ufual manner. It is remarkable that, 

 the old nails, as well the outward cover of 

 old ikrn. 



in tnis operation, 

 the eyes, are left flicking to the 





TARANTULA 1. Fufca major, pedibus anteriori- 



bus crafjioribus aculeatis 



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unguicutatis, fere chiliformi-(1\\z Scorpion-fpidcr. 

 bus, proximis longifjimis 

 tenuijjimis. Tab. 41. f. 1 . 



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