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it line of the point of the tooth, where 

 the concavity ends, as the extreme mi- 

 riutenefs of its point requires folidity* 

 Near the point is a frriall external late- 

 ral hole, communicating with the in- 

 ternal cavity of the tooth. T hfbugh this 

 hole,' On preffing the tooth, the poifori 

 exudes, which is a fine white tranfna- 

 reht liquid, appearing like a very fmall 

 drop of alcohol, and adhering to the 

 orifice of the lateral hole. The bite of 

 this Spider is deemed fatal -> but I never 

 knew of any animal who experienced 

 its effeds. They form ftrong thick- 

 webs, not much larger than themfelves, 

 commonly between the branches of a 

 Coco-nut or Plantin tree. Their eggs 

 are depofited in a white cloth-like bag, 

 which is placed under the Spider's bel- 

 ly, who, at certain feafons of the year, 

 carries it conftantly about until the 

 brpod is hatched. 



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