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6. This experiment was similar to No. 2. The mouse used was about 
two-thirds grown. It was bitten in the flank region and on the hack in 
the lumbar region. It attempted to walk, hut the poison had taken ef¬ 
fect, and the animal appeared paralyzed in its right hind leg. It moved 
a few inches, but was dead within a few seconds. 
7. An adult mouse was caught by a third centipede (the largest of the 
four). The centipede crawled along its back, and held it with several 
pairs of appendages. It then caught the mouse with its fangs on the un¬ 
der side and continued biting for about 30 seconds. The mouse ran off 
when released. It died four days afterward. 
8. An adult mouse was bitten twice, but each time only for an instant. 
The mouse continued to live as lively as ever. Three days afterward it 
had an unusual appearance, as it had lost its tail. As there was another 
mouse in the cage, the tail might have been gnawed off. One of the 
bites of the centipede, however, was at the base of the tail; the chances 
are the loss was the result of the bite. 
Attempts were made to get the centipedes to bite toads, but without 
success. 
It is the popular belief that the tips of all the legs are poisonous and 
inflict severe wounds merely by the animal crawling over the naked 
skin, especially if the claws are pressed into the skin; there is, of course, 
no evidence for the belief. 
