. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. So'luin mini mhjiihilii. (LuwiT li-inv.) Sciiliiiiciiilra curkijtitt'. (\j\>\n'\- tigurp.) \m ^K. iiiililli'iciK' a i;rriit (â (, soiiic ri-ht or ten iucln's Imio-, up tlic wall fl,isc to their licads, or trav(!rsiii},r the floor within a «Iiort .listaaoe of their leet. Amono mihtaiy iiieu tlu' iiiouotony of eanip life is soiuetiiues ai^roeahly diversiiied a centipede limit the ereatiire hem- chased as ea-erly if i
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Reptiles; Fishes; Mollusks; Natural history; Reptiles; Poissons; Mollusques; Sciences naturelles. So'luin mini mhjiihilii. (LuwiT li-inv.) Sciiliiiiciiilra curkijtitt'. (\j\>\n'\- tigurp.) \m ^K. iiiililli'iciK' a i;rriit (â (, soiiic ri-ht or ten iucln's Imio-, up tlic wall fl,isc to their licads, or trav(!rsiii},r the floor within a «Iiort .listaaoe of their leet. Amono mihtaiy iiieu tlu' iiiouotony of eanip life is soiuetiiues ai^roeahly diversiiied a centipede limit the ereatiire hem- chased as ea-erly if it were a fox or a wolf, ami neatly captured in' a spill liaiiilioo. or hetween two sticks. So extremely are the faii^s of these nivriajiods, tint Ihey will even kill pouhry without iniich dillienlty, while the smaller c'lvutures on which they pivy dio almost under the Lite. The force with whicdi they can -ras'p is hmIIv terrihle, the two lio,dositi(m so liinily that the centipede will rather he torn asunder than loosen Us -rasp. riu" best way to assure oneself <d" tlu-. force and ^H'lieral structure of these 1aii-s IS to procure a that lias heen preserved in si)irils and it, when llu! pnweiiul musch's that work the , the nlaiids which supply the yenoiii, and the peilyrated jiassa-v tlinmnh which it is discharn-ed into the wound, are easily made ent. I he colour of the Ciaiit (.'enti].ede is hri-ht rusty red, with a deep -Veen head ami anleiinie, and or olive-culonred feet. A'closely allied .species of similar dimensions is loiind in Jamaica. In the lower left-hand corner of the . illustration is .seen a nuimled ohjcct with an on one si,h'. This is the nest of one of lliesr mvria|MH|s, and was ioiiiid hy Air. foNcr,,lt while he was di-'gin- for heetl-s and ntli,.r insirts at 'ra Leone. Tlu; nesi, It It may so he called, formed in a icddish kind of earth, and many of these iia
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