The history of four-footed beasts and serpents. (1658)
Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?, Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565, Moffett, Thomas, 1553-1604, Rowland, John, M.D · London, Printed by E. Cotes, for G. Sawbridge [etc.] · leaf 1002
s forkedand denred, orfaw-fafbioned ; whatfoe-ver it catcheth with thefe nippers, itbites it: it goes on fixteen feet, as moftof the Catterpillers do, without doubtit is venomous. Vergerus thought it tobe the Pine-Catterpiller; others thoughtit was Scolopendra. But its number offeet will not let it… … Chap. IV. Of the original, breeding, nourishment, aid change of Catterpillars. Ear book, the faithfull witnejfe of my pain-,Let not the purple red thy fair cheeks fiain}Whileft I in tables paint the rude worms race-,And fuch as change their skins into a cafe.For thefe by Gods wife hand created…
Zoology
Internet Archive · Duke University Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from Historiae naturalis de quadrupetibus libri : cum aeneis figuris; [Historiae naturalis de serpentibus libri II ; Historiae naturalis de insectis libri III ; Historiae naturalis de exanguibus aquaticis libri IV ; Historiae naturalis de piscibus et cetis libri V ; Historiae naturalis de avibus libri VI] (1650)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-Historiaenatura00Jons-1008-230.webp)