1 faw at leafl: five and twenty Egg-fhells lying without 
the Web. 
On the 9th of the faid month a few young Spiders 
- were come out of the Web; that had caft their Skins, 
•and others were crowded together in the WeK 
On the loth dim all the young Spiders were got out, 
and had ftied their Coats, before which time I don t be- 
lieve they endeavoured to come out. 
On the 1 2th ot February I laid one of the Glafs Tubes 
upon my Desk, to fee how the Spiders would fare in cold 
weather, and the next morning I found that moft of 
them were crept into their Web ^ but after I had carried 
them fome hours in my Pocket, I found that they were 
come abroad again. 
The 20th of February I took two young Spiders out of 
the faid Glafs Tube, and put them into another that was 
thinner, and ftopt both ends of this other Tube with 
Paper, fo that they might not get out, and yet have air 
enough. 
The 14th of April I perceived that one of my Spiders, ' 
lay dead, and the other very well and lively ^ but on the 
26th of the fame month* it began to flag in its motion 
and the next day 'twas dead alfo, and yet I could not fee 
that one had hurt t other 5 whereupon I concluded, that 
thef:; young Spiders will live more than two months, if 
it be cold weather, without eating. 
In the great Glafs Tube, from whence I had taken the 
abovemention'd two Spiders that had been hatcht at the 
fame time, there were ftill, that is to fay on the 26th of 
Aprils twenty young Spiders alive, fitting altogether in 
the Web, which they had fpun v/ithout once touching 
or running about the Glafs, becaufe, as I fuppofe, the 
Glafs was too cold for them 5 and on the 22d of May 
there were but three of them Uving, which I could not 
perceive to be grown much bigger 5 the reft of them lay 
by dead, but raoftly devoured by the longeft livers. 
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