“We are all worms.  But I believe that I am a glow-worm.” — Winston Churchill The Waitomo Caves (at least two of them) are home to a special fungus gnat known as Arachnocampa luminosa or the New Zealand Glow-Worm, found only in New Zealand.  The luminescence takes place in the bugs’ larval or imago stage, in which the glow-worms spend the better part of their very short … Continue reading Exploring New Zealand’s Waitomo Glow-Worm Caves