NATURAL HISTORY. 
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THE SEVENTH ORDER. 
INSEC TA APTERA. 
A pterous Infeifls are dlRInguinied 
from thofe of every other order, by 
neither fex having wings. 
Sjtcc-i-s i,Isa fmall fpider of a fcarlet 
colour. They are found in woods, and 
Hkewile on trees in gardens. They are the 
only fpecies of fpiders that are thought to 
be venemous, except the tarantula; for fpi- 
tiers are, in general, more frightful than 
injurious. 
Sj>i:ais 2 — Has fix eyes. The colour is 
chiefly dark, with a broad ftreak of light 
colour in the middle of its back ; and the 
form of a diamond, of the fame colour, on 
the upper part of its belly. The legs are 
beautifully fpotted. 
Spccici^^. This fmall long-legged fpider 
is fo finely marked, that it is impoflible to 
tlefciibe it, either in words or colours j 
there being fo admirable a combination of 
green, red, and black, interchangeably dif- 
pol'ed into the molt agreeable forms. The 
legs are curioufly marked with the lame co- 
lours. hs fmall eyes are not difcernable. 
S/),Ct.'s — Ibis is one of the leaping 
fpi lets. It has eight eyes, placed in a circle"; 
and all tltat have their eves tlius difpo- 
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