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9. Concerning the Cattcrpilkrs fixing his Body to a 
Wall} it is to be Noted, that this is done by a fingle 
thred crofs the midle, thus, (for I have, more then once 
adually fecn it in doing ) This is done, before it appeares 
in the difguife of an angular chr^folis. The Catcer- 
pillar doubles its head backwards, and touching the 
place, where it vvould lufpcnd it felfe, it fixes a thred 
on both fides its body, drawing it a crofie, and tlien 
reduccing its head and laying it leJfe in a pendulous 
pofturc, it tolfes it felfe and cracks the skin of the Cat- 
tcrpillar, which flying off, it appeares a Chnfulisj hanging 
as is deferibed. 
I have my felfe often Obferved that Red liguor 
fall from the Butterfly Nttmltr-, a. And alfo an equiva" 
lent one, though not Red, from many flyes hatching 
fiom chrjfalifes : and ’til by the mcancs of this liquor", 
they fwell their Bodies and crack their Shells ot their 
refpedive chryfalija. h fprinkjing alfo of this liquor 
makes their wings fo moift , when they firft come forth. 
See "in the Life of Pe/njl/W of the Reining of Blood, 
referred hither. 
4. the 82 Flyes here mentioned were the brood of 
the Ichneumon Flyt conveled into the body of the Cat- 
tcrpillar . I confefs 1 am not yet acquainted with the 
manner of the conveying them j but I am perfwaded 
that k is done by the Ichneumon parent. This I can affirm, 
that theft- bold Animals do frequently lay their Yong 
in the very Egg-cake of Spiders. Again I have fecn them 
perforating the excrefcencics of trees wirh a tongue 
from their mouth, as with a winblc l without doubt either 
to deftroy and feed on the Maggot within the excref- 
cence ; or elfe to impregnat them with their owne kind , 
More I have fpoken to this matter in one of the month- 
ly Tx&ni&OixoTi'i oi Olcleniourgh : However tbefe Flys 
moft certainly By- birth only ^ It is farther rein ark- 
ablcin thisNumber, that thefe 82Fiyes did break forth 
pf_the chrjfaltS) which alfo is untifuall. 
