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Their Defcripiion, &e. = 61 
ot Fibres running thro’ the whole. By the 
Help of.thefe they tranfport themfelves at 
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Pleafure from Place to Place with fuch Ve- _ 
locity, that in a few Minutes they are a- 
~ Mile or more diftant from their Hives. 
Thefe: by. conftant Labour are quickly wore 
out ; and, when they appear rent and torn, 
are fure Signs of their approaching Death. 
Thefe Parts prepared for Flight, are fo 
firmly faftened, by a ftrong and knotty 
Joint; that they are 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 fhorter than 
the third and laft. 
They are all pliant, having many Joints; 
the firft ferves 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 Swarms, 
that they are not without fome Difficulty 
feparated. “ Their Legs and Feet, wonder- 
“© ful in their Structure and Contrivance, 
according to their different Circumftances 
ay Sata 
