WORMS. iNTkSTINA. 16. Gordius. 57 



kfernalis, FuRIA. 



Amoen. Acad. 3, p» 322, Fn. Succ. 2070. 



Soland Acl % Aps. I, », 6. />«//. »W, £<?y/»\ I, /. 113. 



Inhabits the vaft marfhy plains of Bothnia and Finland $ where 

 it crawls up fhrubs and fedge grais, and being carried for- 

 wards by the wind, penetrates fuddcnly into fuch expofed 

 parts of men and horfe.- as are not p. rpendicularly fituated, 

 It quickly buries itfelf tinder tile fkirii leaving a black point 

 ' where it had entered^ which is foon fucceeded by the moll 

 excruciating pains^ inflammation and gangrene of the part s 

 fvvooning arid death; This all happens in the courfe of a day 

 or two, frequently within a few hours, unlefs the animal be 

 immediately extracted, which is effected with great can don 

 and difficulty, by applying a poultice of curds or cheefe ; or 

 Carefully differing between the , mufcles where it had eriteredo 



16. GORDIUS. Body round, filiform, equal* 

 ftnooth* Hair-worm, 



Aquaticus Pale brown with dark extremities; 



Ntur, Mi/cell, iv, tab 121 

 Plane* conch, appi c. 22, tab. ft f. F, 

 . Inhibits foft itagnant waters, and is 4—6 inches long; it twills 

 itfelf' into various contortions and Knots, and if mcautioufly 

 handled will inflict a bite at the end of the fingers, and occa- 

 lion the complaint called a Whitlow It is vulgarly i'appokd. 

 to be produced by hOrfe-hairs accidentally dropped into the 

 water; 



* Argillace- Body uniformly yellowiih. 



USt Found in clay at the >o torn of dagnant waters, which it pierces 



through ; and is hardly diftinguilhabie from the iaft. 



Filum. Body filiform, whitifh and hyaline. 

 Mull Hifi.Ferm.i. 2, p. 31, n. 162. 



Found in the bark, of old wooden pipes which have been placed 

 in the ground* for the purpofe of conveying dreams of water ; 

 is extremely Hender and a little tapering at one end. 



La&eus Body uniformly white and opake'. 

 Mull. Hill, l^erm. i. 2 y /». 32, ». 163. 



Found in ftagnant waters : when touched contracts itfelf in a 

 moment, and afterwards expands. 



Arenariust Body fulvous and obtufe. 



Mull, tiifti Verm.\> 2, p. 33. 



Inhabits the fan dy boctom of Qbriftiarfs Bay in Norway. 



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