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THE UNIVERSE. 



furious dancing mania so much spoken about, even in med- 

 ical works. 1 



85. The Bird-Eating Spider (Myyale avicularia) killing a Humming-Bird. From 

 Sibylle de Merian. 



1 The Tarantula is a large hunting spider, which inhabits a hole it scoops out 

 of the earth, from whence it throws itself upon its prey. It is met with all through 

 Italy, but especially in the neighborhood of Tarentum, from whence its name 



