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Of those diamonds of the night, the fire-flies and fire-beetles, there are numerous species. One of the most abundant and of much larger dimensions than the rest of the elaters or beetles pyrophorus noctilucus, called by the natives cocuja, displays both red and green light.
Beautiful as is the English glow-worm, the fire-flies and fire-beetles, the elaters of the tropics, far surpass them in brilliancy. Their light is redder and more candle-like, and being alternately emitted and concealed, each of the tiny vermilion flames performing its part in the aerial mazy dance, the spectacle is singularly beautiful.
While we were seated, the whole air above our heads suddenly became bright and glaring with lights of various hues; now darting here, now there; now for a moment obscured only to burst forth again with greater brilliancy. These beautiful lights were caused by fireflies and fire-beetles.
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