Lake Taniwha

Glow Worm Report

Glow  Worms

This is about Glow Worms. Their  tail glow’s because of the Bioluminescence in their tail.

The Glow Worm lives in caves, under houses  and dark damp places because they like it where

their light can shine. They use this light to invent  other worms to come eat dinner with them.

The Glow worm population is in Australia and New Zealand. The New Zealand Glow Worm is called Arachnocampa Luminosa. They are unique to New Zealand.There are heaps of different  species of glow worms spread over the world.

Glow worms are carnivores. They eat mosquitoes and flies. They can go without food for a month. Glow Worms catch their dinner by lowering their of sticky mucus to catch Midges, Mosquitoes and Flies.

The glow worm predators are Spider’s, Bird’s and centipede’s. These insects live in the ground. The spider uses sticky snares to pick up Glow worms

The life cycle of the glow worm is                                                                                         

1. They are eggs for Three weeks.

2. Glow worm for Nine months

3.They are a pupa(canon) for 2 weeks

4.Adult Flies for 3 days and they cannot eat. They just mate and lay eggs  for the time that they can live.

     

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You can go see glow worms at the Waitomo caves. It takes 3 hours and 47 minutes from Hastings. Please try not to danger this species in any way or form please.

By Ethin