Animalcules in Waters . 
Upon the Whole, this Animalcule appears 
to be fomewhat of the Star-Fijh Kind, or 
between that and the Sea-Mu [hr com, or 
Anemone: which is a little Animal found 
frequently 
now refides in Holland); and Mr. Bentinck adds, that he 
can anfwer for the Truth of the Fads therein: contained, as 
there is not one of them but what he has feen repeated above 
twenty times. 
Mr. Trembley gives a Drawing of the Polype, with eleven 
Horns, or Arms, and adhering to the Tail by a little Twig; 
but in all other refpeds exadly conformable to Fig. IV. and 
V. Plate IX. The Horns, he fays, ferve for Legs and Arms ; 
and at the End whence they come out is a Mouth, or Paftage 
into the Stomach, which, extending the whole Length, forms 
a Body like a Pipe or Gut, open at both Ends. He knows 
two Species, and has feen fome ilretch their Bodies to an 
Inch and half in Length, but that is rare ; few, even of the 
larger Kind, being above nine or ten Lines long: and fuch 
can contrad themfelves to not above a fingle Line, Hopping, 
if they pleafe, at any Degree, between the utmoft Contradion 
and the utmoft Extenfton. Their Horns differ in Length ac¬ 
cording to the Species; one Sort can extend them feven Inches: 
their Number of Horns is alfo different; but a full-grown 
Polype has feldom lefs than ftx. 
They do not fwim, but crawl, either upon the Ground, on 
aquatic Plants, Pieces of Wood, Leaves, &c. all which are to 
be taken from the Bottom, Surface, Edges, or Middle of 
Ditches (when we hunt after thefe Animals) and put into a 
Glafs of clear Water ; where, after a little Reft, if there be 
any Polypes , they will be feen to extend their Arms, which 
they contraded upon being difturbed. 
Their common Pofture is, to fallen their Tails to fome- 
thing, and then extend the Body and Arms into the Water : 
and they make ufe of their progressive Motion to place them¬ 
felves conveniently for this Purpofe. Their Arms are fo many 
Snares, ftretched out to catch fmall Creatures in the Water:, 
and when any Infed happens to touch an Arm, it is caught, 
and conveyed to the Mouth by the contrading of that Arm ; 
Or if the Creature ftruggles, the other Arms affift. 
They are voracious Animals : a Polype can fwallow a Worm 
whole twice or thrice its own Length. If the Worm come g 
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