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center of the under fide ; where is a hollow or repa- 
ration, which pa-fifes in a right line from the head to 
the tail. The bundles of prickles appear round at 
firff, and terminate in points ; but afterwards they 
are feen to fpread out like a fan ; fo that their extre- 
mities are more than four times the bignefs of their 
bates. They contain an infinite number of prickles, 
which are extremely fine, loofe, and brilliant, like an 
aigrette of glafs, but more free and loofe. The range 
of pnckles underneath fpreads alfo like fans, ferving 
the infedt as feet ; for it is upon thefe he fiiands, and 
moves upon them as the Scolopendre does on his 
feet. 
Having put thefe Sea Scolopendres upon my fin- 
gers, they thruft a great number of their prickles 
into the lkin, and caufed a fharp pain for fome hours : 
i. was like fire upon the part. It was in vain that I 
rubbed and walked the part ; and tho’ the prickles 
were broken, yet the parts, that fiuck in the fielh, 
produced their effect, and canfed the pain I felt for 
fome hours. Afterwards it all went off without any 
further ill coniequence. 
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