COLLECTION OF ARTICULATED ANIMALS. /±6l 



struct the bag (n os 5, 85 and 87,) destined to con- 

 tain their young, and their extreme care in de- 

 fending and preserving it, should induce us to 

 examine them with interest, notwithstanding 

 the disgust which they generally excite. Some 

 large species belonging to warm climates, are 

 truly dangerous ; such are the species (n os 1 and 2) 

 named after M.Leblond ; the fasciata, Seba. (n°7), 

 and the bird-catcher (n° 3). This last seizes on 

 humming birds and devours them. A very re- 

 markable species on account of its industry is 

 the m. ccementaria, Walk. (n° 78) ; it digs a gal- 

 lery many feet in length under ground, which 

 it inhabits with its young ; the entrance is shut 

 by a circular door, fixed by a hinge, which 

 falls of itself when opened. This species inha- 

 bits the neighbourhood of Montpellier ; four 

 specimens of these nests are placed by its side, 

 The species so much celebrated in Italy by the 

 name of tarantula (n° 68) belongs to the genus 

 lycosa, Latr. It has been supposed that the 

 bad effects caused by its bite were only to be 

 dispelled by the help of music and dancing: 

 but in fact the bite is less dangerous than has 

 been imagined, and it can easily be cured. This 

 species of lycosa is different from the taran- 

 tula of Fabricius, which constitutes another fa- 

 mily; to this belongs the genus phryne of the 



