A new and accurate system of natural history .. . q^^. -J/ioOWi/J/iu^r. ao2 J/iOfryJA //li n^^an tZ/u^/r/^. KfS O F I N S E C T S. 245 Thefe Worms are of different forts, for fome are inthe fhape of a crofs, of a whitifh afli colour, and ablackifti head ; but when they are touched, they foldthemfelves up like a ball, or rather like a wheel thatwomen make ufe of in fpinning. Another of thisfort is of a red colour, and was found two feet deep inthe ground ; it had a very black head, a forked mouth,a yellowilh red neck, a fcarlet back, and the fix forefeet of a reddifh colour ; but the belly, a
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A new and accurate system of natural history .. . q^^. -J/ioOWi/J/iu^r. ao2 J/iOfryJA //li n^^an tZ/u^/r/^. KfS O F I N S E C T S. 245 Thefe Worms are of different forts, for fome are inthe fhape of a crofs, of a whitifh afli colour, and ablackifti head ; but when they are touched, they foldthemfelves up like a ball, or rather like a wheel thatwomen make ufe of in fpinning. Another of thisfort is of a red colour, and was found two feet deep inthe ground ; it had a very black head, a forked mouth, a yellowilh red neck, a fcarlet back, and the fix forefeet of a reddifh colour ; but the belly, and the rellof the body, were quite yellow, only on each fidethere were eight reddifh fpecks. It is as long as amans middle finger, and in the fummer it changes toa Flie. Another of this kind has a fhining thick body, which from the middle of the back to the tail, is ofa blueifh colour, but the fore part is greyifh, and ithas a yellow head and feet, with a reddifh forkedmouth. It ftirs its body in an odd manner, like themotion of waves, without c