362 Frejh Water Squilla. 
the moll fearful Animal ; lurking at the Bot¬ 
tom of the Glafs, and continuing there for 
feveral Hours together ; neither would he 
touch the Worms I offered him, feeming 
perfectly feniible of the Power of his Ene¬ 
my. However at lafl, coming within the 
Reach of the Squilla , it feized him furioully 
by the Back, entering its Forceps on each 
Side, and after a few faint Struggles he yield¬ 
ed to the Conqueror. 
Some Time after, I put into the fame Jar 
two fmall Water Newts, of about an Inch 
and a half in Length $ which were both de* 
voured in a very little while. I alfo put into 
the fame Jar a Water Newt near four Inches 
in Length, imagining the Squilla would not 
venture to attack one of fo large a Size; and 
indeed at iirfl he feemed afraid of it, but in 
a few Hours ventured to flrike at it: though 
the Skin of its Back being too thick for his 
Forceps to enter, he made feveral unfuccefs- 
ful Attacks, till feizing it by the Belly he 
quickly killed it. 
> Thefe Creatures certainly deftroy great 
Numbers of Filh, and may poflibly occafion 
the Death of many of thofe that are fre¬ 
quently feen lying dead by the Sides of 
Ponds, &c. yet they feern more fond of 
Tadpoles, and are found very large and 
plump where there is Plenty of them ; hut in 
other Places are generally very fmall. 
8 I have 
