Here, an extreme closeup on a mysterious glow worm that was discovered in the Peruvian rainforest A mysterious glowing worm has been discovered lighting up the soil in the Peruvian rainforest. The ...

TAMBOPATA, Peru, Nov. 20 (UPI) --When the black of the South American night descends on the floor of the Amazon rainforest, select patches of earth begin to glow green. Nature photographer Jeff Cremer ...

THIS is the second volume on beetles in the complete English edition of Henri Fabre's entomological works. The first essay, “The Glow-worm,” which gives its name to the book, did not form part of the ...

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Scientists think glow-worm populations are falling due to light pollution from street lights. The small critters are actually a type of beetle, and use the glowing light on their bottoms to attract ...

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With over 3,500 described species, light-producing beetles are the most diverse bioluminescent terrestrial animals. Fireflies, fire beetles, glow-worm beetles and their kin use light to ward off ...

A mysterious glowing worm has been discovered lighting up the soil in the Peruvian rainforest. The strange glow worms, which are thought to be the larval stage of an as-yet-unidentified species of ...

Different organisms are capable of glowing for various reasons. Some do it for communication or to attract mates, while some glow to lure in prey. A group of researchers recently discovered a glowing ...