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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
endemic to New Zealand. The...
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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...
- 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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Arachnocampa which evolved independently. They use bilateral,
anterior and
posterior lanterns to emit
their light as
opposed to
Arachnocampa which...
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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...
- matter.
However some
species are predatory,
including those in the
genus Arachnocampa of
family Keroplatidae – the "glowworms" of
Australia and New Zealand...
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where insects called dismalites (Orfelia fultoni, a
distant relative of
Arachnocampa) can be found. The
larval forms of
these flies emit a
bright blue-green...
