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Arachnocampa is a
genus of nine
fungus gnat
species which have a
bioluminescent larval stage, akin to the
larval stage of
glowworm beetles. The species...
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Arachnocampa luminosa (Skuse, 1891),
commonly known as New
Zealand glowworm or
simply glowworm, is a
species of
fungus gnat, and is
solely endemic to New...
- and
Rhagophthalmidae among beetles; as well as
members of the
genera Arachnocampa,
Keroplatus and
Orfelia among keroplatid fungus gnats. Four families...
- and Australia, a "glow worm" is a
luminescent larva of the
fungus gnat
Arachnocampa,
within the true flies, Diptera. The
phylogeny of the
Lampyridae family...
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insects to
serve accessory functions.
Larvae of all
species in
genus Arachnocampa use
modified and
swollen Malpighian tubules to
produce a blue-green light...
- are not
homologous and are
believed to have
evolved separately.
Genus Arachnocampa –
around five
species found only in New
Zealand and Australia. The best-known...
- on the
North Island of New Zealand. It is
known for its po****tion of
Arachnocampa luminosa, a
glowworm species found exclusively in New Zealand. This cave...
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attract mates,
while others use them to lure prey. Cave
dwelling larvae of
Arachnocampa (Mycetophilidae,
fungus gnats) glow to lure
small flying insects into...
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related to
peroxisome targeting have been discovered. The
photocyte of
Arachnocampa luminosa was
found to
contain a
circular nucleus, and
large amounts of...
- is
notable for its
resident glow-worms, the
bioluminescent larvae of
Arachnocampa richardsae, a type of
fungus gnat. The 20
chains (1,320.0 ft; 402.3 m)...
