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II. A letter from Mr Anthony van Leeuwenhoek, F. R. S. Concerning spiders, their way of killing their prey, spinning their webbs, generation, &c

1701; Royal Society; Volume: 22; Issue: 272 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1098/rstl.1700.0088

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Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek,

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A certain Gentleman sitting in his Garden, and observing a Spider of a blackish colour, and its Body like Chagrine Leather, took a small Twig, and Pressing it therewith, out of the upper part of the Body there came forth a great number of small Spiders.