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WITH reference to the paragraph in NATURE of November 23 (p. 233) on luminous centipedes in France, it may be of interest if I mention that these were very frequent in the neighbourhood of Albert and Fricourt in the autumn and winter months a year ago. They appeared to be Geophilus electricus, which I had often seen glowing, particularly on mild, damp evenings in late autumn, in Surrey lanes, and sometimes on garden paths in London suburbs.
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ROBERTS, F. Luminous Centipedes. Nature 98, 269 (1916). https://doi.org/10.1038/098269a0
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