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ANIMAL LIFE ON THE 
head, perched upon the summit of two stalks of consider- 
able height, are his two large revolving eyes, capable of 
turning in any direction. On a line with these are two 
very long amber-coloured tapering feelers, regularly jointed, 
and furnished between the joints with a number of cilicate 
barbs. Beneath, again, and immediately between the eye 
stalks, are two arms, or rather hands, for the extremities of 
these very much resemble the four fingers of the hand 
enclosed in a fingerless glove, while the thumb is free and 
stretches to about the length of the middle finger. Beneath 
these again, springing from the long jaws on each side, are 
a pair of branched arms, furnished on the tips with fringes 
of bristles ; and beneath all are the two long half -doubled up 
jaw feet, also furnished with a set of bristles or brushes. 
Looking into the interior, we see the jaws are armed Avith 
a single row of sharp teeth, resembling in shape those of 
the shark, about twelve in number. Beneath the rows of 
teeth, on each side, is a thick fringe of fine hairs, something 
like the fine gills of a small fish; and under these again is 
another row of teeth, far more delicate than the upper ones. 
And, lastly, running the same length as those above, is 
another fringe of hairs, showing a still greater degree of 
fineness. Beyond the legs and arms is the tapering soft 
body, the extremity of which is provided with a calcareous 
chisel-pointed tip, with two membranes, resembling the 
claws of a bird. 
Turning to the cloaklet, we see it presents the appear- 
ance of a miniature wren's nest, with an entrance hole 
exactly similar, but it is composed of a tough, skinny sub- 
stance. On the top, its colour is a dull brown, but sinking 
away below, it brightens into a soft milky whiteness, 
while all over it is transpersed with spots of a pretty light 
crimson. Beneath, in the centre of the white, near the 
