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fed, leap at their prey, like a cat feizing a 
nioufe. It is extremely nimble. When 
viewed through a microfeope, its beauty ap- 
pears unparallelled. Black, chefnut, red, 
and white, are mofl: admirably difpofed into 
the mofl: beautiful forms ; but to th-e naked 
eye. It only appears rough, hairy, and grey- 
fpeckled. Dr. Hook gives the following 
diverting account of this fpider, as deferib- 
ed by Mr. Evelyn in his travels through 
Italy. 
“ Of all forts of infers,” fays he, “ there 
“ is none has afforded me more diverfion than 
“ the fmall grey jumping fpider, prettily be- 
“ fpecked with black fpots all over the body, 
“ which the microfeope difeovers to be a 
“ kind of feathers, like thofe on butterflies 
“ wings, or the body of the white moth. 
“ It is very nimble by fits, fometimes run- 
“ ning, and fometimes leaping like a grafs- 
“ hopper ; then ftanding flill, and fetting 
“ itffelf on its hinder legs, will very nimbly 
“ turn its body, and look round ilfelf every 
“ way. Such,” fays Mr. Evelyn, “ 1 did 
“ frequently obferve at Rome, which, ?fpy- 
“ ing a fly at three or four yards diflance, 
“ upon the balcony where 1 flood, would 
“ not make diredly to her, but crawl under 
“ the rail, till, being arrived right under 
“ her, it would fteal up, feldom milling Its 
“ aim ; but, if it chanced to want any thing 
“ of being perfeblly oppofite, would, at 
“ the fad peep, iiv.m.ediately Aide down 
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