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may be difieminated in the fea water, and does not 
feem very active to lay hold of it’s prey, but ra- 
ther waits patiently till chance throws it within 
reach of its limbs ; that this animal fhould ftill be 
fo greedy as to gulp down two whole mufcles, I 
gave one of them by piece-meal, and burft the 
next day with indigeflion, when it has a power of 
throwing up fo eafily what it has fwallowed down? 
This was the cafe with an Anemone of the third 
fpecies, and of a middle fize, which had been 
fithed lately. 
On the 8th of October, the fame Sea-Anemo- 
nies (of which I had clipped out the upper part 
with the mouth and limbs, inftead of which new 
ones were re-produced, perfedt enough to enable 
them to eat) were divided a fecond time, and- 
again renewed, fo as not to be diltinguifhed from 
thofe which had undergone no operation. More 
than 
I’eau de la mer, et qui ne paroit pas fe donner de grands- 
mouvemens pour attraper la proye qui l’environne, qui au con-*- 
traire attend patiemment que le hazard la fafie tomber entre 
fes membres, foit aflez glouton pour avaler en deux heu reg- 
ia valeur de deux grolTes moules, qu’on lui ptefente par mor- 
ceaux et crever d’indigeftion le lendemain ; tandis qu’il pent 
rendre aifement ce qu’il avale? C’eft ce qui eft arrive a une 
anemone de la troifteme efpece et de moyenne grofleur, qui 
etoit recemment pechee. 
Le huit Odtobre les memes anemones de mer, dontj’avois 
retranche la moitie du corps ou fe trouvent les membres et 
la bouche, et auxquelles toutes ces parties s’etoient re produites,, 
jufqu’a leur permettre de manger, ont eie coupees de nouveau 
et ont repoufle pour la feconde fois ft bien, qu’il n’eftplus pof-- 
£ble ds les diftinguec de celies qui n’ont fouffert. aucune al- 
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