| The Naturalist In La Plata Contributor(s): Hudson, W. H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1162703164 ISBN-13: 9781162703169 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $25.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Essays - Literary Collections - Nature | Ecology |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (0.82 lbs) 212 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Let us first examine the antiquated theory, as it must now be called. By bringing a raptorial insect and a firefly together, we find that the flashing light of the latter does actually scare away the former, and is therefore, for the moment, a protection as effectual as the camp-fire the traveller lights in a district abounding with beasts of prey. Notwithstanding this fact, and assuming that we have here the whole reason of the existence of the light-emitting power, a study of the firefly's habits compels us to believe that the insect would be just as well off without the power as with it. |