CHAP. XXIV.
Of the Fen-Kricket, the Eve-churre, or the 〈…〉〈…〉
GIVe me leave here where names are wanting to make some. The creature which we have de∣scribed is that which Cordus calleth Spondylis; & Dodoneus, Bupresti〈…〉〈…〉 both of them amiss & with∣out reason. For the Spondylis hath no wings, you see this, Insect is winged. The Bupres〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by all to be like the Cantharis; but this creature neither in figure, nor colour, nor bigne〈…〉〈…〉 any thing near it; to say nothing of its having no sheathy wings, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 all wise 〈…〉〈…〉 ••an∣tharides have. If we may make names, we may call it Gry〈…〉〈…〉 be∣〈…〉〈…〉 shrill
noyse which
〈…〉〈…〉et doth to∣wards night
〈…〉〈…〉use it digs the e
〈…〉〈…〉h continually; the Netherlan
〈…〉〈…〉 call it
Weemol. It is an Insect ugly to sight and monstrous, four times bigger than the biggest of the Can∣tharides: especially when it is pretty well grown. The shape you see before you: I will tell you the colours. The female is paler, the male of a deep brown; that hath besides a long horns, 4 knobs hang∣ing out as it were of it nostrils and lips; it hath also bigger eyes, and the root of its wings is bedecked with a red spot. But the male is without those buttons, and in s
••ead of them hath two bristles twice as long as those buttons; it seemeth to be of the same colour all over, and without any spot; both their clawes are as black as a Raven; with their fore-feet which are very strong and bending inward they both dig through hillocks, and make holes under
〈◊〉〈◊〉, they stand upon their middle feet, and with their hinder feet, when need is they leap; their tail is forked, their wings longer than their body, and membranous, their body variously joynted. The young ones for the most part are all over black, the old ones seem to be without hair: it liveth the greatest part of
〈…〉〈…〉age under a moorish and moist ground, yet in the night it cometh a broad. It is a very
••lowe
〈…〉〈…〉e, and its flying, is like leaping; whereupon it is reckoned by some among
〈…〉〈…〉 begins to come forth as Krickets do when the Sun is going down, and pleaseth it self with i
〈…〉〈…〉 which is lowd enough and may be heard above a mile off; which as soon as the husband
〈◊〉〈◊〉 hear, they are glad presently: as though they knew by its coming, that the earth now teemed with moy∣sture, and were brought as it were to maturity by the heat of the Sun. It gathereth together grains of wheat, barly, and oats, and carrieth them into its nest, being to live upon them perhaps in the winter. Some affirm that it feeds upon Horse
〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ relates that this little crea∣ture kils cattel with its biting; falling into this mistake, because he took it to be the
Buprestis. Whether it do any hurt being taken inwards▪ I know not: but
P〈…〉〈…〉s hath often handled it in his bare hands, and without harm, never observing in it any inclination to bite. Our
〈◊〉〈◊〉 signified as much to
P〈…〉〈…〉 who hired C
〈…〉〈…〉 with his mo
••••y to observe as often as might be its condition, and to make relation of it.