OF THE GLOBE, OF MAN, OF BEASTS, BIRDS, FISHES, REPTILES, INSECTS AND PLANTS. FROM THE WRITINGS OF BUFFON, CUVIER AND OTHER EMINENT NATURALISTS. A NEW EDITION, WITH MODERN IMPROVEMENTS, AND FIVE HUNDRED ENGRAVINGS. BOSTON: GRAY AND BOWEN. MDCCCXXXI. NATURAL HISTORY OF THE GLOBE, OF MAN, OF BEASTS, BIRDS, FISHES, REPTILES, INSECTS AND PLANTS. FROM THE WRITINGS OF BUFFON, CUVIER, LACEPEDE, AND OTHER EMINENT NATURALISTS. EDITED BY JOHN WRIGHT, MEMBER OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. A NEW EDITION, WITH IMPROVEMENTS FROM GEOFFREY, GRIFFITH, RICHARD- AH 577-536) HARVARD ENTERED according to Act of Congress, in the year 1831, By SAMUEL G. GOODRICH, In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts. CONTENTS OF VOL. V. Of Insects in general---Insects without Wings-- The Spider--- House, Garden, Wandering, Field, and Martinico, Spiders--- The Water Spider---The Tarantula---The Great American Spider---The Barbary Spider---The Flea---The Louse---The Leaf Louse---The Bug---The Wood Louse---The Water |