New Zealand Glow Worm

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New Zealand Glow Worm

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Cave glow worms (genus Arachnocampa) are found in both New Zealand and Australia. There are at least five species in this genus; the species pictured here is Arachnocampa luminosa and is endemic to New Zealand, occurring on both the north and south islands. Endemic species occur nowhere else on earth except one specific location. New Zealand, having been isolated from any other land mass for over 80 million years (the longest period of isolation of any nonpolar landmass!) has a disproportiona...

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Date created

2014-11-09

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https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4872559

Locations

Waitomo Glowworm Caves, Waitomo, Waikato, New Zealand

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