Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
In some caves in New Zealand there are "glowworms," bioluminescent fungus gnat larvae that glow bright blue and catch prey in sticky webs, like a combination of wanna-be spiders and fireflies.
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Host: Sarah Suta (she/her)
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Sources:
researchgate.net/profile/Victor-Meyer-Rochow/publication/6518352_Glowworms_A_review_of_Arachnocampa_spp_and_kin/links/5a056a6faca2726b4c77455f/Glowworms-A-review-of-Arachnocampa-spp-and-kin.pdf
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7448.html
sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/2417-glow-worms
online-keys.net/sciaroidea/add01/Broadley_&_Stringer_2001_Glowworm_prey_attrestion.pdf
nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-are-spider-webs-made-of.html
online-keys.net/sciaroidea/add01/Broadley_&_Stringer_2001_Glowworm_prey_attrestion.pdf
nature.com/articles/s41598-018-21298-w
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7349917
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7448.html
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Images:
docs.google.com/document/d/1PQYHEOXqik-8k9cV0GF4m_UZsB5wqsreLtQvFm3wBLo/edit?tab=t.0
In some caves in New Zealand there are "glowworms," bioluminescent fungus gnat larvae that glow bright blue and catch prey in sticky webs, like a combination of wanna-be spiders and fireflies.
Would you like a New Zealand glowworm pin? https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-glowworm
Find your wonderful, signed, limited edition art print by Emily Graslie right here: https://complexly.store/products/emily-graslie-print
Subscribe to the pin club here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription
This month's pin is designed by Manon Lou. You can find out more about her and her work here: https://linktr.ee/manonlouart
You can cancel any time by emailing hello@dftba.com
Follow us on socials:
Instagram: instagram.com/bizarrebeastsshow
Facebook: facebook.com/BizarreBeastsShow
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social
#BizarreBeasts #newzealand #glowworms #glowing #bioluminescence
Host: Sarah Suta (she/her)
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Sources:
researchgate.net/profile/Victor-Meyer-Rochow/publication/6518352_Glowworms_A_review_of_Arachnocampa_spp_and_kin/links/5a056a6faca2726b4c77455f/Glowworms-A-review-of-Arachnocampa-spp-and-kin.pdf
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7448.html
sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/2417-glow-worms
online-keys.net/sciaroidea/add01/Broadley_&_Stringer_2001_Glowworm_prey_attrestion.pdf
nhm.ac.uk/discover/what-are-spider-webs-made-of.html
online-keys.net/sciaroidea/add01/Broadley_&_Stringer_2001_Glowworm_prey_attrestion.pdf
nature.com/articles/s41598-018-21298-w
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7349917
http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7448.html
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Images:
docs.google.com/document/d/1PQYHEOXqik-8k9cV0GF4m_UZsB5wqsreLtQvFm3wBLo/edit?tab=t.0
