
thém, ' render‘pk very unsafe for any orife to' tide through the
woods pTthe iptelfer. ) .
A speej^s*'# dyingf ii&f d‘is'fdüna hferéj* fetóisïtëd£ with membranes
extending along its sides hi th è ! 'ftfrrii ‘ of : Wingk, With
Which it is enabled*"to take its flight 'fro'tri treèuto ttë é .' ■m %
pot above. nhie'ihchès trag , and isipërfeetly harriilëss, although
’if is the only animal Known which resémblés th ë faliled dragoVk
The insects of Ceylon are extrëniëly nUiff ëlbhs. Thbre rife
several species 'of spiders ’found, of uncommon slife, lahd poison’-
otts» oëétlés, dfdttefflies, musl&ftóek;!^ éOT&f^lèhiis, with
'af^ost ev^ry iitóCct 'Known m Europe) aré ‘herfe^óMHd/^df ctrri-
bus'shapes, and ornamented WïthTa variety óf 'poloürrf. Grfotmd-
lice and ticks plague the ' dogs to such a aCgfêe;‘aS‘ alipoSt to
friake them mad.
Anfsi‘ which afeuhërë found of every ‘species, w^ce Wh'ó'thèr
/pest, m addition .to the leeches," , which we ‘had ' fo fëHBdtirïtCr
in óür ^ u n fe y '‘through ,tKe woods óf Cahdy i“‘k&d7 orié^blÖtrtes
and furniture suffered extremely^ ïtóm these . ¥ h>e;':ldr^e
'fed ants, which live on'trees, .and huild th eiftests' among*thé
branches, b ite ' very Severely; and in passing ' affiotig the treës
brie requires“‘to he'-very cautious of appTOacftingthëfr habitations,
or he will speedily he made to feel éhë\^ffëfcfsJ oï his
'inadvertency. There are also o th e r' vanetfes^W black arid
red ants .of a smaller size, which inhabit röfefèn trunks arid
' stumps, and are observed in perpetuaL motion, running up arid
down the trees. ‘They are perfectly liarinless, arid though
they bite occasionally like those of our oWn ephdtiyi' yet their
bite is. attended With very little uneasiness 1
There is'a ve|y small Species óf arit Wliich is feririd in'dwellirig
houses, where ft is óf very great use in destroying'the larger
Brit, ^ ^ 5 8 | ^ ^ ^ t r i { t ^ . R P e# 13r ty v a a i
W ryf thqlg whi^h jg jfeiffiQsedMh^hep, ravages; ^nd', if. qt table*
m acq^eptally^ilrc^ ^ S ; s i r t 5 :
it instantly, ^pj^egij, in piqfiop qpd a^mated, frOpa a, yast
ï ^ u r ^ e ^ Q ^ t h ^ ^ ^ t r ^ ^ t ^ m W (q p o ^ i^ carry I t' off,
Ifeisilinposgi-hle by,:any €fp.riy^rice-do jpreyerit' thepnimpi fnvaa-
4P/‘J¥ .a tp b p p , the
‘ ^uph th^ ■ ^ ^ " ^ ^ T ^ ® y la^ /^ g ^ ^ ^% ït(^ t,h e ir-^ la te ., r,lf is
> Ppt | ^ p i^YW ro t? ^ ' ypoQ.. hm g filjp d llfc
ppfpple|^ y coyprfed; wit,h t ^ e c ^ p ^ s , ópqn"it
likq
•Bpt t^g, mosf; n i^ ^ e v ^ y ^ r^pecies, g£ /hese yer^in is the yhite
ant, Which is, g q u ^ y -destyurit^ ^ the Md^ jjuf the dy;ejjjjig-
houses , , .T ^ - . ^ i ^ J^heir^gsts ^ e , c}ay.,which”Ihpy
-throw up in large pounds, ^ru| ppqe£qjjy Jbrqp^e g B I B H H l
.#$p- I t is.qiade into ;$pch a.ri th at'as spon
^ it «j dried up by % r&ys^of tjjg 'g ju ^ it b p p ^S f ,tjard
$M k % ï^c%-^e. tó t e l
fbc.hqaps.. Thp ^pt-hiljs acp .qftep from sift to ei^ht jfeet f e i ^
i ?»<i * Pst the, tgp ftïB B p i-.# m m
to, serye fer entrances qnd ppmmq^catipqs. They oftep fervjTas
arec,eptqqlerfq rpuch iriqre daqgerou? anipiafs, sqch as seprpions,
lhe( Cpyra cppellp ^nahe; on whiph1 ^gqpuqt thp^qatiye§,#re
°P f%U a ,s ^ ) ^ a y ^ th e ^ ^ t^ ill^ Jh e
whi.te-pnts, in. thp; Bp?;pe ,pf one ). ppt
up :ad
the.;gj:qttiid. Thia,^
,by, the ,carelessness p w f a
|qi||h®,4?C;. ^^i^pnts..;^, piftfigd p p , ipv^g|^4s lbpttfe% with dli^y
?P’cks planted in the' groupd^^i.qh, op yaq^oppt of jtbe s ^ p e ry
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