Charles Darwin: When a worm is suddenly illuminated and dashes like a rabbit into its burrow—to use the expression employed by a friend—

When a worm is suddenly illuminated and dashes like a rabbit into its burrow—to — Charles Darwin

When a worm is suddenly illuminated and dashes like a rabbit into its burrow—to use the expression employed by a friend—we are at first led to look at the action as a reflex one.

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