…The British insect guide states that, “The sight of countless numbers of these insects on roadsides and embankments is truly spectacular.” In English, fireflies are called fireflies or glowworms. A worm is a soft insect that lives on the ground, like an earthworm or maggot, because the females of the above species lack wings and look just like larvae. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "glowworm" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…イギリスの昆虫図鑑などには〈この昆虫が道端や土堤に無数にいるところはまことに壮観である〉と書かれている。 英語では蛍をfireflyまたはglowwormと呼ぶ。wormはミミズやうじのような地面にいる柔らかい虫のことであるが,それは上記の種の雌が翅を欠き,幼虫そっくりの形態をしているためである。… ※「glowworm」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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