LATORUM LUMBRICORllM Cap.xUJ. m 

 y,fns , ftupcndoque modo ^ dliL< omnibus brutis inufttato ^ interfe coeunt» 

 „ Limaccs quippc, ciim marcs tiim focmina^vas, fcii membrum, gc- 

 „nira!c c]uo-idam intra \ ilccra rccoiulirum gcrunt , quod cjufdcm 

 jjforma:, &: magnitudinis , in urroquc fexu , ciTc vidctur , inio 

 „ reipfa cft. Coirc nurcm quoticfcunque volunr ipfa', membra 

 „ iila , (/r) uliia Florcntina longiora , Qcmittunt dcpronnmtvc, ac- 

 „ que intcr fc inviccm implicant 6i conneclunt jita ut n^us ifte 

 „fatlongo tcmpoiis intcrvallo, duarum ncmpc vcl trium hora- 

 „ rum , uc aliquotics obfcrvavi , continuctur. Qiiin mcmbra 

 „cadvm, cxtra corpus pendula, vicllllm lilnc Indc afTiduo infie- 

 ,, cluntur , contorqucntiir , complicantur, clonganiur, contrahun- 

 5, tur , atque co modo dlutinimc agltata , fpuma tandem albilii- 

 „ma, & quadantcnus tcnaci , aquam fapone dilToluto infe«5Vam 

 j, rcfcrentc , pcrfunduntur ; humor vero iftc exteriiis fccundiim 

 „ totam eorum Jongitudincm, effluir, atque ad imas ufquc partes dci- 

 „cendit, donec,quo loco tcrmlnantur,accrvatim collcdlus, hsercar. 

 „Eo quoque tempore , gcniralla hxcmembra liquore albo aquofo 

 „turgcnc, fpumx illimateriamj c vafis fpermaticis ortam, fubmini- 

 „llrante.l5inas limaces vlderc mihi Interdum contiglt , muri faftigio 

 „harrentes,quarum membra geniialla depromta,feu cvaginatajac in- 

 „fima rantumfua partc mutuo compllcata, ealpsa partemuro eideni 

 „ Ita firmlcer adhxrefccbant ut chordas citharx alllgatas, tcnfafque 

 „ xmularcntur. Vid. Tab. p. Non fcmper tamcn eo modo mcmbro- 

 „rumIilorum genlralium extrema glomerata &: contorta alicubi 

 „ alligantappIIcantvcLimaces , quin frpius ea , in" acrc pendula, 

 ^naturi' providxcurx commlttunt. Pluricsfanc infe6l:a harccom- 

 „blnata, gcncrationifquc operi vacantia rcpcri, aceorum intcrna 

 „ quecunque vifccra anatomlcc luitravi , ut fcilicet ntrum mas foe- 

 „mlnave eircc cognofccrem; verum fruftra fuic omnis labor, ica 

 i,uc ne mlnlmum quldcm intcr Giiguh difcrlmcn invcnlre potue- 

 „ rlm. Vcnict forfan tempus quo perfpicacior fortunaciorvc quii^ 

 „piam, hoc qulcquid cil dlfcriminis , ii ullum iic, faccm pra^fe- 

 „rcntibus fcriptls mcis, invcnturus cil. &:c. 



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