NATURAL HISTORY 
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: Of Infedts in general. : 
N Infe& is a fmall animal, either compofed of feveral rings 
: joined together by a membrane, or feveral fmall plates, whicli 
pd one over another, or elfe having a body confifting of two or 
nree parts, joined together by a fort of thread or ftring. The firft 
Wh » wé commonly call Worms or Grubs; as alfo, Caterpillars. 
pot g ed advance from one place to another, they ftretch the muf- 
eet} es which feparates the firft ring from thofe that follow, and 
‘ti: 9 orwards to a certain diftance ; then they contract and wrinkle 
and et fame fide, bringing forwards the fecond ring, and fo on 5. 
snd move along without feet, proceed out of the earth, 
A enter into it again without any danger; befides, they can proceed 
ae ai manner backward or forward as they pleafe. The fecond fort 
tee a of various kinds, whofe bodies are an aflemblage of {mail 
ore which are lengthened by unfolding, and fhortened by running 
dient each other, much in the fame manner as fome parts of the an- 
whot anaes The third fort are Ants, Spiders, and many others, 
ate odies are divided into two or three portions, which feem to 
‘ave but a {mall relation to each other. 
PR es Arias renders them contemptible in the eyes of the: gene- 
ail sf nn ry thould be a reafon for admiring the art and mecha- 
fas their ftructure, which contains fo many veflels, fluids, and mo~ 
mites = cineca fo minute as almoft to efcape the fight; fuch as 
robes” ~% se like. Some of thefe infe@s are richly adorned, with 
and as oo colours, fuch as blue, green, red, gold and filver, 
flies a embellifhments, We need only look upon fhining. 
P= a5 = Butterflies and Caterpillars to be convinced of this 
ed heiks a fe ¢ wifdom which has given thefe ornaments, has arm= 
fend theing Wy — to foot, and has enabled them to fight, and to de- 
"for, or th ; oa ¢ t ough they do not always catch what they lie in wait 
ferve then yest is hurtfal; yet they are provided with what will belt 
a deiies or thofe purpofes. Some of them have ftrong teeth, others 
that egies or a fling, or firong claws ; and they have fhelly armours 
which ae ee body. ‘The moft delicate are furnithed with hair, 
we es them to break the fhocks they may receive, and to weaken 
. Ws, Or to preferve them from the rubs that might hurt them. 
; They 
