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v^ivn-' 1 C0l1t ' llucs , t0 *' c Cl11 digcftcd; it Toon lolcs 
its Uiilindlncfs, and its Shape becomes in a little time 
undiicernible ; the Faces, however, are not thrown 
oft till levcral Hours after, when they come away by 
the Mouth in the Form of final! Pellets of Cob- 
web, which I have not yet actually feen thrown 
out, though I have fcvcral times feen them before 
they were thoroughly difengaged from that Part. 
A ‘Polypus, when in a middling State of Con- 
traction, thews to the Microfcope, much like a Siu^ 
or long Snail: His Sides are wrinkled, and he then 
appears as if made up of Rings, like a Grub or Earth- 
worm 3 but thefe Rings all difappear when the InfeCt 
is more extended, his whole Skin then looking as 
befet with little Papilla , like thofe of his Horn? or 
Arms, except that they are fmaller. 
When he hangs fixed to any thing by the Tail, his 
moil ufual Pofture, he will turn his Body in all Ways 
coiling and writhing it about, fo as fometimes to 
Broke, as it were, his Tail with his Arms, and rub it 
With Ins Mouth, as if to remove feme Uncafinefs 
polhbly given him by lefier Water-infefts, which I 
have often obferved like Lice crawling upon his Body. 
A progrefhve Motion I have alfo fometimes feen 
when he helps himfelf alternately with his Arms and* 
Tail, but this fort of Motion is kfs frequent than his 
others. 
I fear I have dwelt too long on thefe little Particulars 
which I was however willing to take notice of, as they 
may ferve to fhew the Polypus is really and truly a 
living Creature, and, like other fmall Infers, pro- 
vided with proper Parts and Organs for the catching 
eating, and digelling, of his Food : For though the 
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