Of Spiders, 
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The Eggs of fome Spiders are very plea- 
fant ObjeCts, being round at one End and 
flattifh at the other, with a Depreffion in the 
Center of the flattifh End, and a .yellowifh 
Circle round it. Their Colour is a blbeifh 
White, like counterfeited Pearlj and when 
they hatch, the little Spiders come out per¬ 
fectly formed, and run about very nimbly* 
The Female depolits her Eggs, to the Num¬ 
ber of five or fix hundred, in a Bag ftrongly 
corapofed of her own Web, which fhe ei¬ 
ther carries tinder her Belly, and guards 
with the greatefl Care, or elfe hides in feme 
fafe Recefs. As foon as the Eggs are hatch* 
ed, the minute Spiders appear very agreeably 
in the Microfcope . 
It has been before obferved, that the Cur¬ 
rent of the Blood may be feen in the Legs 
and Body of this Creature ; and the judi¬ 
cious -Obferver will difcover many other 
Wonders in the DifTedtion and Examination 
of its feveral Parts, which it would be tire- 
feme for me to dwell on here. I cannot, 
however, conclude this Head without point¬ 
ing out two or three Kinds of Spiders as 
particularly worth Notice. 
There is a little white Field Spider , with 
iliort Legs, found plentifully among new 
Hay, whofe Body appears like white Am¬ 
ber, with black Knobs, out of each where¬ 
of 
