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moirs of the Royal Academy of Sciences 

 at Paris. The Spider of Guiana is di- 

 vided into two parts ; the lower, or 

 belly part, is of an oval form, more 

 than an inch in length, and in circum- 

 ference equal to a man's thumb, being 

 of a dufey colour, and covered with ei- 

 ther grey or brown hairs. It is con- 

 nected at one end to the upper part, 

 which is flat, and almoft fquare, being 

 about five lines in width, and of a 

 black colour, and hairy. In the centre 

 is a fmall cavity, at which feveral lines, 

 running from the corners of each angle 

 on the furface, meet. To this part are 

 connected five pair of legs, about two 

 inches long, each having four joints, 

 and being armed at the end with a pair 

 of red nippers. The eyes are fmall, 

 black, and mining. From the upper 

 jaw proceed two chefnut coloured fe mi- 

 lunar (harp teeth* about half an inch in 

 length, and concave, until within half 



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