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Glow Worms (Titiwai)

Arachnocampa luminosa

Photo by JessyZich
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

I found these guys in the redwood forest in Rotorua, New Zealand!

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Arachnocampa

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Comments (8)
auntnance123
Is it just me or is there an optical illusion in the first picture that (as you track across it from left to right) makes them appear to sway slightly? I love 'em.
craigwilliams
Ooops- sorry Jessy, didn't see you already had a Ref. there.
craigwilliams
These are just incredible! Never knew they existed so thanks for sharing! Attaching Wiki so folk can read for themselves how astonishing this creature is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnocampa
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PublishedOctober 29, 2011

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