Have you seen a glow worm before?

Aug 23, 2026 12:46 PM

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I've seen them in two different places here Down Under. Once in Newnes (clip link) and Gloucester River National Park in the side of a mud wall and where I also saw Fireflies for the first time. https://www.bluemts.com.au/video/lithgow-glow-worm-tunnel/

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The eggs they lay in the soil also glow--an argument for no till gardening.

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All these tricks to catch prey and then they can't eat.

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I had that!

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Hee, reminds me of the one I had when I was a tyke!

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I had this growing up

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I thought glowworms were a toy.. in Texas we called these lightning bugs.

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Same family.

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Completely different every other thing.

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I looked it up a half hour ago. They are related.

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And I am telling you, the behaviors of basically everything are different than this poster about glow worms. So congratulations.

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