64. 
The Natural Hiftory of the Book TIE. 
The Scorvion of the Lizarp Kind, 
Full-grown Scorpion is about Ten Inches long; the Skin foft, but 
{caly, and of a dull Copper-colour. The very young ones are fur- 
prifingly preferved from Danger ; for, when this threatens, the Parent 
Scorpion opens her Mouth, and fwallows her Young, which fhe voids out 
again when the Danger is over. 
This is not peculiar to this Animal alone ; for the Shark at Sea pre- 
ferves its Young in the fame manner. 
The Sportep Lizarp; commonly called, 
The Poisonous Lizarp. 
ope exceeds not Ten Inches in Length. 
Its Head is fomewhat flatter than that of the green Lizard, and 
the Eyes more prominent. 
The Back is very thickly fpeckled with Ruffet and White. 
Its Feet differ remarkably “AS other Lizards, being very finely crofs- 
indented like a File, but infinitely more curioufly : By this means, as 
well as by a vifcous Matter iffuing from thefe {pongy Indentures, they can 
creep along a {mooth perpendicular, or even a projected Cieling. 
Ads the Appearance of thefe is more difagreeable and ugly than the 
common green Lizard, they are, Ibelieve, upon that account alone, called 
The Poifonous Lizard ;, for, upon the ftricteft Inquiry, I could never per= 
ceive, that they were really poifonous. 
| The SurtnaM_ ScoxkpPion. 
A Full-grown Scorpion is’Three Inches long from the Head to the 
~* Extremity of the Tail. 
From the Fore-part of the Neck, clofe to the Head, rifeTwo Claws 
of about Three Quarters of an Inch long, divided into Three Joints, each 
Claw near its Extremity ending ina long flender whitith. Forceps... 
»it hath Two Eyes, black, {mall, and fhining ; likewife Four Pair of 
Legs, the hindermoft Pair being the longeft: Each Joint of the Legs, as 
well as the Back, is marked with feveral faint whitifh Lifts, the interme- 
diate Space being of a ruffet Colour, mixt with blackith Spots. 
, The Tail is divided. into Six Joints : At the Extremity of the. laft ap- 
pear two {mall horny, fomewhat crooked, Stings or Darts, in form of a 
wide-extended. Forceps, the upper being above double the Length of the 
lowermoft : Nor,are they {eemingly jointed together at the Root; for the 
longeft comes from the upper Side of the laft Joint of the Tail, the other 
from the lowermoft Part, the intermediate Space being flefhy. pa 
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