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€< after repeated Trials, he plainly faw that 
“ nothing dropped out of the Claws, which 
= <f were always dry while the Spider bit; but 
“ that a fhort white Probofcis was at the 
“ fame Time thrufl: out of the Mouth, which 
“ inililled a Liquor into the Wound.” And 
he farther obferves, <c that the Quantity of 
Cf Liquor emitted by our common Spiders, 
when they kill their Prey, is vifibly fo 
ee great, and the wounding Weapons fo 
<e minute, that they could contain but a 
<e very inconfiderable Portion thereof, if it 
cc were to be difcharged that Way.” 
Spiders frequently call their Skins, which 
may be found in Cobwebs, perfectly dry and 
tranfparent $ and from fuch Skins the For- 
. ceps or Claws (for they are always fhed with 
the Skin) may eafier be feparated, and ex¬ 
amined with moreExadtnefs, than in a living 
Spider: for they commonly appear fpread 
out fairly to View, and, by their Tranfpa- 
rency, every minute Part is feen with much 
Biftinftnefs. But neither this Way, nor 
any other, have I been ever able to difcern 
the- Aperture Mr. Leeuwenhoek fpeaks 
„ of. r 
The Contexture of the Webs of Spiders , 
.and their Manner of weaving them, are farl 
ther ’Difc6veri.es of the Microfcope ; for that 
informs us, that the Spider has five little 
Teats 
