Lhe Defeription, or Anatomy of the Bee. 47 
gre not eafily feparated from the body ; and of fuch an 
extent, as to cover the greateft part of the laft divifion. 
Underneath the breaft are the legs, fix in number, 
three on the right, and three on the left, but in length 
unequal; the firft pair next the head are the fhorteft, 
the middle pair fomewhat longer than thefe, but thorter 
_ than the third and laft. 
They are all pliant, having many joints; the frit 
ferve equally for hands and feet, and fo fcabrous, rough 
and jagged, that they generally fix upon a leaf or flower 
at the firft touch. And at the extremities of the paws, 
by the help of the microfcope, appear little hooks, 
whereby they faften themfelves together, and cleave fo 
clofe to one another in their hives, and in fwarms, that 
they are not without fome difficulty feparated. ‘* Their 
<¢ legs and feet, wonderful in their ftructure and contri- 
‘vance, according to their different circumftances and. 
“‘ neceffities of life, afford a moft. delightful variety. of 
<¢ objects ; particularly the fharp-hooked claws, which 
<< enable them to walk on grafs, and other fmooth. fur- 
“faces; alfo a fort of fpunges, which preferve their 
<< claws ftriking. againft hard ‘bodies, by the foft flefhy 
“¢ protuberances at the bottoms of their feet.” | 
The infide of the breatt, confifting of a porous, fibrous, 
reddifh flefh, contains the heart and organs of. refpira- 
tion; beft'difcovered by the help of glaffes.. A {mall 
contufion of this part, (including the vitals) occafions 
death. . | 
The third and laft part is the belly; in which we ob- 
ferve fix rings, fliding one over another, refembling the 
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