Glow-worm

common name for various groups of insect larvae and adult larviform females that glow through bioluminescence

A glow-worm fly, otherwise referred to as a glow-worm beetle or glow-worm for short, is an insect. Other names for it are lightning worm fly and lightning worm beetle.

Image of a glow worm (this one is actually a Firefly)

There are several insects given this name. Most are beetles, but one is a fly, Arachnocampa. They are nocturnal, active during the night. They have special organs that can produce light. This is used to find mates. The patterns in which the beetles flash is unique to each species.

The major families are

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