AN INSECT THAT GLOWS.
(Copied by Maurice Roycroft, WaihiV
Of all insects which give light, the Klater of Mexico is the most brilliant. It is about two inches Ion?. It has two yellow lights on its back and others under its wings. One of the beetles held in the hand, gives enough light to read a book by.
In the 16th century, when the Spaniards conquered Mexico, they found the natives used to tie the beetles to their feet in order to find their d—fc-
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 23, 28 January 1939, Page 3 (Supplement)
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