260 , Of the Proteus. 
angular, from its being prefented Sideways’ 
to the Eye. 
A B (Plate X. N° X.) reprefent a Couple 
of thefe Anguillce. The Figure B ihews 
how they lie extended, when they frrft 
are taken out from the Grain, and feparate 
in a Drop of Water, either before they 
begin to move, or when they are really 
dead. 
A reprefents one of them alive and vigo¬ 
rous, and endeavours to fhew the Manner 
of its moving. The tranfparent triangular 
Spot is pointed out in both o o. 
CHAP. V. 
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Of the Proteus. 
ONE, of the many different Animal- 
cules I have yet examined by the 
Microfcope, has ever afforded me Half the 
Pleafure, Perplexity, and Surprize, as that 
I am going to defcribe at prefent: whofe 
Ability of affuming different Shapes, and 
thofe fo little refembling one another, that 
nobody (without a&ually feeing its Trans¬ 
formation performed under the Eye) would 
believe it to be the fame Creature, has given 
me Reafon to diftinguifh it by the Name of 
the Proteus. 
When Water, wherein any Sorts of Ve¬ 
getables- 
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