or NATURAL HISTORY. 417 



ftrong wa5 her attachment to her eggs, that, though fre- 

 quently touched with a twig, fhe would not relinquifti the 

 place which contained them*. 



When arrived at its full growth, the formica-leo gives up 

 the bufinefs of an enfnaring hunter. He deferts his former 

 habitation, and crawls about for fome time on the furface of 

 the earth. He at laft retires under the ground, fpins a round 

 filken pod, and is foofi transformed into a fly. 



* Oouvres de Bonnet, vol. 4, page 295. 8vp edit. Amfterdom 1769, 



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