Earth Is Weird

The Glowing Cave Mystery: What New Zealand’s Famous ‘Glowworms’ Really Are Will Shock You

New Zealand’s famous Waitomo glowworms that create magical underground light displays aren’t actually worms at all, but rather the larvae of endemic fungus gnats. These bioluminescent baby flies use their glow as part of an elaborate silk-thread hunting system to catch prey in complete darkness.

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