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THE above communication certainly refers to one of the luminous centipedes of the family Geophilidæ; and since the species that most commonly draws attention to itself in England by the exhibition of phosphorescence is of a reddish-orange colour and is known as Linotænia crassipes, there is no reason to doubt that the specimen under discussion was an example of this species. The property of luminosity lies in an adhesive fluid secreted by glands which open upon the lower surface of the body, and the power of discharging or retaining the fluid appears to be entirely under the centipede's control.
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POCOCK, R. A Luminous Centipede. Nature 53, 131 (1895). https://doi.org/10.1038/053131c0
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