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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...
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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...
- and
Rhagophthalmidae among beetles; as well as
members of the
genera Arachnocampa,
Keroplatus and
Orfelia among keroplatid fungus gnats. Four families...
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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...
- 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...
- 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...
- tree-ferns, with an
understorey of low
ferns and mosses. Glow
worms (
Arachnocampa otwayensis),
which are the
bioluminescent larvae of
small flies 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...
- and
bottlenose dolphins can be
observed from the coasts. Glow
worms (
Arachnocampa otwayensis),
which are the
bioluminescent larvae of
small flies known...
- the
Arachnocampa which evolved independently. They use bilateral,
anterior and
posterior lanterns to emit
their light as
opposed to
Arachnocampa which...
