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Thefe Experiments were no fooncr known among 
the Curious in France, but it was prefently imagined, 
thefe Infects were not the only Species to which Na- 
ture had given fo extraordinary a Faculty : And 
numberlefs Obfervations were made to that Purpofc. 
Monfieur Bonnet was not long before he found a very 
flender Water- worm, of about an Inch and a half 
long, that had the fame Property ; and Monfieur Lyo- 
nett difeovered another above three Inches long, and 
of the Thicknefs of the Treble String of a Violin, that 
being cut into 30 and 40 Parts, afforded the fame 
Phenomena. Monfieur Reaumur was defirous, if 
poffible, to fee the Succefs of thefe Experiments in 
fome Animals of a larger Size ; and inclin’d to be- 
lieve fome Sea Produ&ions. not very unlike in Shape 
to thefe Frefh- water ones, together with other Bodies 
among thofe diftinguifhed by the Name of Urticte 
MarBue , and Star-fiih, might not improbably be en- 
dowed with the like Faculties ; he engaged Monfieur 
Guettard, and Monfieur JuJJieu , to be affiftant in 
making Variety of Experiments by the Sea- fide, on 
thefe feveral Sorts of Bodies ; the firft was on the 
Coafts of FoiEtou, the other on thofe of Normandy ; 
and they were foon diffidently fatisfled, the fame 
Laws of Nature had Place in thefe Sorts of Animals 
alfo. Many of the Star-fifh Kind particularly, and 
which ufually confift of five equal Radii or Arms, 
were found wanting, fome one, others two, three, or 
four, of thofe Radii 5 and Nature was reproducing 
in them the Radii wanting. Monfieur 'JuJJieu broke 
and cut Star-fifh into feveral Parts 5 he had the Plea- 
fure to fee thofe feveral Parts continue alive, and to 
obferve their Wounds to cicatrize and heal, though 
he 
