OF INSECTS AND REPTILES. B7S 



with its exploratory feelers, holding it faft. The mouth, or fmall 

 central cone or protuberance, opened into three ferrated valves, 

 to which fome of the feelers kept continually moving from the 

 limpet, ufmg them in the manner of fingers ; at length being 

 fatisfied, it let it go, and by a gradual contraction fliut up all its 

 beauties. The limpet looked a little ihrivelled, as if it had loft 

 fome of its juices, but no lacerations could be difcovered by the 

 naked eye. 



The Sea-Nettles have their name from the difagreeable tingling 

 they caufe in the hand on touching them. They are faid to tatle 

 like pepper . They were received into the Roman cookery |. 



{ M. Lift. Annotat. in dpicium Callum de Arte coquinaria. ]. 4. c. 2. p. 107. 

 t i . i Mihi fefta Luce coquatur URTICA. Perf. Sat. vi. 



