The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781530594887)

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
ISBN-10: 153059488X
ISBN-13: 9781530594887
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 06/30/2016
Pages: 108
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.01w x 0.22d