Luminous Water infers. 40 1 
Its Light is bluei/h like that of the Glow¬ 
worm, or a Spark of burning Brimilone.—» 
My Friend obferves, that 1 our fmall Land. 
S colope ndr a has like wife the Property of /tim¬ 
ing; in the Dark, which indeed has been 
taken notice or long ago *. 
It 
fays, that opening Qyllers he found this Animal between two 
Shells which ftack together. It was alive, but faint. Perceiv¬ 
ing it emitted Light in the Shade, he carried it to a dark 
Place, where by irritating it on the Back with a Pin it flione 
pretty ftrongly more than once. The Light appeared on its 
Back towards tjie Tail, chiefly in two Spots; but, when more 
violently irritated, it was fometimes feen darting along the 
^ack ; and, particularly once, it was illuminated in Streaks up 
to its very Head. The Infeft growing more languid, he put it 
between the Shells where it was found, in fome Water wherein 
Salt was difl'olved, hoping it might revive; but in an Hour 
it was quite dead.—’Tis about -f of an Inch long, and of an 
Inch in Breadth ; in Figure flat, with many Fins along its 
Sides from End to End. 
* Mouffet writes, that his Friend Mr, Brewer found twice 
by Night in the Summer Seafon, among!! Heath and Mofs, 
the Jhiriing Scolopendra> lucid and fiery ; its whole Body 
emitted Light, but fomewhat fainter than the Glow-worm. 
Mr. Brewer farther fays ,— <( Happening to come home ons 
Night in a Sweat, and in the Dark wiping my Head with a 
Linen Handkerchief, the whole Handkerchief appeared to 
me {hining, and as it were on Fire ; and whiift I viewed this 
feeming Miracle with Surprize, the Light was all collected 
in one Spot; whereupon folding the Handkerchief together, 
I called for a Candle, and on opening it aifcovered one of thefe 
Scolopendra, which by being rubbed about my Head, had 
fpread over the whole Handkerchief I know not what kind 
of flaming Vapour.”—He affirms it was like the Scolo- 
pendra found in Gardens under Stones and Flower Pots. Vid. 
‘The at rum Ir.fetl. Cap. xv. De Cicindela. 
1 take this to be the Kind of Scolopeudra Mr. Willoughby de« 
fcribes, lying rolled up amongft Earth and Dung : Its Colour 
a brown or whidfli yellow, the Head of a pale cheftnut, hav-f 
ing two Antennas; its Length half an Inch, its Tail forked £ 
Yol. 11. . p a it? 
