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of a Watch, ferves both for Mouth and 
Tongue, by entering into the Hollows of 
Flowers, and extracting their Dews and 
Juices., The Shape and Structure of it will 
be found very furprizing. 
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21. The Legs and Feet of InfeBs are won¬ 
derful in their Structure and Contrivance, 
according to their different Circumftances 
and Neceflities of Life, and afford a pleating 
Variety of ObjeCts. It is pretty to obferve, 
not only the fharp hooked Claws, but alfo 
the fkinny Palms of fome Flies, &c. which 
enable them to walk on Glafs and other 
fmooth Surfaces, even with their Bodies 
hanging downwards, by means of the Pref- 
fure of the Atmofphere : others again have a 
Sort of Spunges, which preferve their Claws 
from being broken or blunted by linking 
againft hard Bodies, as the Claws of Cats, &c. 
are, by foft flefhy Protuberances at the Bot¬ 
toms of their Feet. 
22. Th q Nymph of the Clothes-motb , which 
(from being often found fcudding among 
Books and Papers) Mr. Hook calls the fil- 
ver-coloured Book-worm, is covered with 
thin tranfparent Scales, from whole Sur<® 
faces a Multiplicity of Reflections of Light 
make the Animal appear m Colour like a 
fine Pearl. It has fix Legs, runs by Starts 
and Stops, and has three Horns at the Ex- 
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