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leaves I found coiled up millipedes of almost fabu- 
lous dimensions, and those other flattened forms 
with sculptured bodies, named Polydesmi. I saw 
numbers of blue centipedes wriggling away witli 
rapid-moving legs, and snake-like undulations of 
their many-jointed bodies. Here, too, I found that 
strange connecting link between the spiders and the 
scorpions, called by naturalists, Phrynum, a harm- 
less, inert creature, spinning no web, and resem- 
bling in its habits the ‘‘harvest-men” of English 
stubble fields. I also came across some living 
specimens of the curious distorted snail named 
Streptaxis, which, unlike most land-snails, feeds on 
worms. 
As I emerged again into the brilliant sunlight, I 
was greeted by the sight of creatures more agree- 
able and beautiful — the great sho^vy butterflies, 
languidly flapping their parti-coloured wings. 
The botanist, too, will find here specimens of 
infinite variety for his observation and study. The 
green-topped tapering palms were splendid, and 
there were numerous delicate pink-flowered orchids 
