The Natural History of Insects

Excerpt from The Natural History of Insects: Compiled From Wammerdam, Brookes, Goldsmith, &C.; Embellished With Copper-Plates; Intended as a Companion to Buffon's Natural History Caterpillars have feet both before and behind, which not only enable them to move forward by a fort of Preps made by their fore and hinder parts, but alfo ciimb up vegetables, and to (tretch themfelves out from the boughs and {talks to reach food at a diżance. Behind, their broad palms are b'efet almoft round with {harp fmall nails, to hold and grafp whatever theyzare upon; likewife before, their feet are {harp and hooks ed, by which they can lay hold of leaves, while their hinder parts are. Brought up thereto. Reptiles that have many feet may be obferved to move them regularly one after andther, and from one end of the body, to another, in' fuck a manner that their legs in walking make a fort of Undulation; and by this means they move much 'fwifter forward than one would imagine. The motion of fnails is performed in a different manner; they have a broad {kin along each tide of the belly, which' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.