Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 441
th clear, silvery Jight, andwhen the water is alive with- phosphorescent, mi-croscopic animals, they seem to follow him as hedarts away, moving in streams of living flame. In the warm countries, innumerable insects andplants light up the night with their splendor.Some of the beetles create a light… … PHOSPHORESCENT FISH.—THE LAMP-FISH AND JELLY-FISHES. intensity. In Brazil a vine is found that, whencrushed at night, gives out a stream of phosphor-escent light; and many other plants and animalscould be mentioned that possess this wonderfulpower, fitly earning for them the title of livinglamps…
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