anaesthetical

Updated: June 23, 2025

What does the Lampyris want with anaesthetical talent against a harmless and moreover eminently peaceful adversary, who would never begin the quarrel of his own accord? I think I see. We find in Algeria a beetle known as Drilus maroccanus, who, though non-luminous, approaches our Glow-worm in his organization and especially in his habits. He, too, feeds on Land Molluscs.

Jean-Henri Fabre - The Wonders of Instinct : Chapters in the Psychology of Insects