and Obfervations , 
m 
15. The Crane-fly , called by Aldro- 
vand Cnlex maximus, by Swammerdam 
Tipula terreflris , and by the common People 
Father-long-legs , affords, in every Part of 
it, agreeable Subjects of Examination : but 
the Feet are more particularly furprizing; 
for, upon diffeding them in a Drop of 
Water, the flefhy Fibres contrad and dif- 
tend, in a Manner not to be imagined with¬ 
out feeing it, and continue their Motions 
three or four Minutes. Mr. Leeuwenhoek 
found it conflantly in the Feet of this Crea¬ 
ture, but not in thofe of any other Infed *. 
The Inteftines are alfo very curious, confin¬ 
ing of numberlefs Veffels and Organs, which 
may be feen as plainly by the Microfcope* 
as the Bowels of larger Animals can by the 
naked Eye •f. The Tails both of the Male 
and Female are of an extraordinary Struc¬ 
ture : that of the Female ends in a fharp 
Point, wherewith fhe perforates the Ground, 
and depofits her Eggs under the Grafs in 
Meadows. 
16. The Multipes , or Scolopendra , has a 
very long flender Body ; its Mouth is armed 
with a Pair of (harp Forceps, and in hot 
Countries (where they are of a large Size) 
* Arc . Nat. Tom. III. p. 119. f Tom* IV. p. 351. 
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