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CHAP. XXVIII. 
Of luminous Water Insects. 
I N my former Treatife on the Micro fcop€* 
I took Notice of the fining Light fre¬ 
quently found on the Shells of Oyflers, as 
being produced by three Sorts of Animal¬ 
cules, which are there defcribed, according 
to the Account given of them by Monfieur 
Auxaut I had then no Opportunity of 
adding any.Figure to that Account: but hav¬ 
ing not long ago been favoured (by a Friend 
whom I can depend on) with the Defcrlp- 
tion and Drawing of one Sort of Animal¬ 
cule, which he had obferved to occafion fuch 
Light, I (hall infert it here. 
Having (he fays) been fometimes fur- 
prifed at the Sparks of Light to be feen on 
the Shells of Oyflers, on removing them, or 
firiking on them, when newly taken from 
the Sea; he bellowed fome Pains to find 
out the Caufe ; and after many Examina¬ 
tions became perfectly convinced, that thefe 
fhining Sparks are lucid Emanations from 
a minute Iniedt, differing in its general Form 
but little from the common Scolopendra . 
This Infecl he carefully made a Drawing of 
from the Microlcope, an exadt Copy of 
? Micro/cope made eafy, third Edit, page 241. 
3 which 
