Glow-Worms, Railroad-Worms (Insecta: Coleoptera: Phengodidae)
The family Phengodidae are uncommonly encountered beetles that have bioluminescent females that appear to be larvaiform (or larger versions of the immature stage.) These adult females are able to produce light from paired photic organs located on each body segment (one glowing spot on each side) an...
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The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries
2005-06-01
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| Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/114875 |