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122. time moved a few paces from its fir ft Handing- 

 ENTHREDO place, and got its head and antenna, which lay 

 by it, under its body ! It continued upon its 

 legs all day, and at bed-time I left it Handing. 

 On Sunday morning, found it in the very 

 fame pofture. In the courfe of the morning 

 it had a regular difcharge of the faces. Want- 

 ing the fond of the microfcopc on which it 

 flood, I made it walk on to a piece of writing- 

 paper. This it performed without a ftumble; 

 and the inftrument by which I urged it forward 

 having ruffled its wings, it with the urmoft pro- 

 priety and compofureadjufted them, and too* 

 its (land as before, 



Between four and five on Sunday afternoon, 

 Billing to move it more into the middle of 

 the paper on which it flood, and being wiUm* 

 ro try its ftrength, I put a large needle under 

 its body, to lift it from the paper : it imme- 

 diately laid hold of the needle with all its legs, 

 and not only hung to it, but kept itfelf perfect y 

 "Fight, and mighr? 



Tied to any diftance. Replaced it on the paper 

 when it took its Hand as ufual. 



In the clofe of the evening it began to drop 



>dy nearer to the paper, refting its tail 



vpn it : but on examining the o.ther flies. in, 



