The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles

Few insects in our climes vie in popular fame with the Glow-worm, that curious little animal which, to celebrate the little joys of life, kindles a beacon at its tail-end. Who does not know it, at least by name? Who has not seen it roam amid the grass, like a spark fallen from the moon at its full? The Greeks of old called it Greek: lampouris], meaning, the bright-tailed. Science employs the same term: it calls the lantern-bearer, Lampyris noctiluca, LIN. In this case, the common name is inferior to the scientific phrase, which, when translated, becomes both expressive and accurate.

Author: Jean-Henri Fabre
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 06/30/2016
Pages: 108
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.01w x 0.22d
ISBN13: 9781530594887
ISBN10: 153059488X
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics

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