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This Glow-Worm is a wingless female beetle ( on a bracken frond , close to the ground ) / 15-25mm in length / emitting a yellowish - green light from the end of the abdomen / trying to attract a male , which can fly. The cold light is formed when "Luciferin"( a protein like substance) is oxidised ( bioluminescence) / the light takes a few minutes to switch on or off . The beetles rarely feed / the female can glow for a few weeks until she mates / dying soon after laying her eggs which hatch in 30-45days / the Larvae live for 2 years , feeding on snails , then pupating into the adult beetle .

Location : - Sand Dunes / Freshwater East Burrows / Pembrokeshire / Follow the Discovery Trail - Downloadable PCNPA Leaflet at - www.freshwater-east.org.uk/fresh_east_leaflet.pdf / June- July at Dusk.

Photo Details :- 1/8thSec / f13 / 1000asa / 150mm macro lens / July 19th - 22.46 PM / illumination from a Hand Torch (Tungsten Light) / 9010.
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Source Glow-Worm - "Lampyris Noctiluca".
Author David Evans
Camera location51° 38′ 42.63″ N, 4° 51′ 46.32″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by dave-pemcoastphotos.com at https://www.flickr.com/photos/21081514@N08/5956914091. It was reviewed on 5 December 2014 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

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