fun , till they begin to live) after ward's they get feet ; 
and in three years time they attain to their fult 
growth, all thefe things I tryed twice T wo years to- 
gether. - ^ 
Thefe Spiders delight to be about the herbe Bdm\ 
and in Summer time they (haddow thenjfelves under 
it 5 but in winter they ly hid in the Chinks of walls, 
or wooden fences. 
The forementioned Spider, which has its originall of 
Muprooms, ( which ma^y eftcem a delicate ) has long 
feet, which I have exhibited to you, in its birth, pro- 
greffion, encreafe, and perfeftion, in this i^^d. Table. 
where Figure i reprefents it) at it’s firft appeareahcc)' 
Figure 2 at the fpace of halfe a year ; Figure, 3 at two 
years : Figure 4 Three years growth ; when it has attain- 
ed its full fize j which it keeps till it dye, by a natural 
or a violent death. 
Thefe spiders are rarely found on the feperficies of 
of a finooth wall, but commonly in the fiflures there- 
of ; but fb as they have their feet exerted out of the 
Wall, and in my opinion to this purpofe 5 that if any 
hunlour come ftom the Wall, they may take it with 
their feet , for with this all their feet are embrewed? 
and they firft move their fore-feet to their Mouths ) 
and then the reft) which they fucceffively brufh tho- 
row their Mouths , by the help of their Forcipes ) 
and fo lick off the Nitrous humour, flicking thereto, by 
which they live. 
On the Day time thefe Spiders are wont to reft, 
unlefs you drive them away 3 but in the Night time 
they play together 5 for then they are often feen to 
take hold of one anothers feet, and fb to fall upon the 
ground, and when they play thus together , they do 
net hurt themfelves) for when they fall on the ground 
their long feet being ftreched our, they fall on them 
lik^ Cats : As (bon as they fall they prefemly rife 
again, and ftradling with thejr Thighs, they afeend 
